Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 65.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edith Mills Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 216th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edith Mills Close (SA11 2JL) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Briton Ferry East average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collins Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Furnace Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys-Y-Nant Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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