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.
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Crime overview

Walters 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 Walters Road (SA11 2DW) 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 Walters Road (SA11 2DW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Walters Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockfield Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D C Griffiths Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Rhodfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Eaglesbush Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Road
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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