Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 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
  • 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

Gnoll Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 84th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gnoll Avenue (SA11 3AF) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Neath East average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gnoll Avenue (SA11 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4434 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gnoll Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4434 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4434 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Parc Y Gnoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Parc Y Gnoll Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookwood Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4434 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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