Total Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

School Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 70th 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 School Road (SA11 2DR) in the last 12 months was 137.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (SA11 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Rockfield Terrace. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in School Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D C Griffiths Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor'S Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑