Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ynysymaerdy Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 105th highest crime rate of 479 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 Ynysymaerdy Road (SA11 2TE) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynysymaerdy Road (SA11 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ynysymaerdy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alexander Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tucker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Vernon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Vernon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Vernon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Vernon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stryd Hoo Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Osterley Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Osterley Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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