Total Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.3 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 175.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Herbert Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Road (SA11 2DN) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Road (SA11 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Melyn Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Herbert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Furnace Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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