Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Olive Branch Crescent area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 236th 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 Olive Branch Crescent (SA11 2UG) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Branch Crescent (SA11 2UG), the main crime hotspot is near Fairlawns. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Olive Branch Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cilgant Llansawel —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Newydd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glanymor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlawns —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brynhyfryd Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brynhyfryd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brynhyfryd Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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