Total Crime Rate

84.7 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elmwood Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 168th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmwood Drive (SA11 2NF) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood Drive (SA11 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stryd Hoo, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giant'S Grave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giant'S Grave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neath Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stryd Caroline Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Middleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Hoo Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stryd Grandison Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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