Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westbourne Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Westbourne Road (SA11 2EW) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Briton Ferry East average (110.5 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Road (SA11 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glyn Garfield Close —
Sep 2025Public order Melyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pantyrheol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cuthbertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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