Total Crime Rate

198.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Llansawel Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Llansawel Crescent (SA11 2UL) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llansawel Crescent (SA11 2UL), 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 Llansawel Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cilgant Llansawel —
Apr 2026Other theft Glanymor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Newydd —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlawns —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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