Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Road (SA11 2AR) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Road (SA11 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Primrose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Rhodfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eaglesbush Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wembley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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