Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Neath Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 156th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neath Road (SA11 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Briton Ferry East average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Road (SA11 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Vernon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Vernon Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Vernon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Vernon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Grandison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Hoo Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Caroline Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Osterley Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Osterley Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexander Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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