Total Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Road (SA11 2AG) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Neath East average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Road (SA11 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rockfield Terrace, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walters Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foundry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Rhodfa | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eaglesbush Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wembley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | School Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Addison Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foundry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foundry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foundry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Evans | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heol Evans | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockfield Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockfield Terrace | Under investigation |
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