Total Crime Rate

128.0 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Herne Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 85th 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 Herne Street (SA11 2PY) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herne Street (SA11 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Regent Street West. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giant'S Grave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stryd Caroline Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stryd Grandison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Giant'S Grave Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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