Total Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 235.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Llansawel Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Briton Ferry East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 477 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 2UN) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llansawel Crescent (SA11 2UN), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 15 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 Llansawel Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cuthbertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tucker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tucker Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pantyrheol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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