Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Edith Mills Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 148th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edith Mills Close (SA11 2JL) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 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 ( 1200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edith Mills Close (SA11 2JL), 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 Edith Mills Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pantyrheol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glyn Garfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cuthbertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Melyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grove Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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