Total Crime Rate

325.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.1 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 325.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • 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

Furnace Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 11th 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 Furnace Terrace (SA11 2EE) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 239.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnace Terrace (SA11 2EE), 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 Furnace Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walters Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Furnace Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Evans Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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