Total Crime Rate
88.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barn Cottages area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 145th highest crime rate of 479 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 Barn Cottages (SA11 2NH) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barn Cottages (SA11 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stryd Hoo, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stryd Gethin (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stryd Vernon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Railway Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brynhyfryd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brynhyfryd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brynhyfryd Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stryd Caroline | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Grandison | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stryd Vernon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stryd Vernon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Vernon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stryd Hoo | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmwood Drive | Under investigation |
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