Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Oakwood Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 226th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Road (SA11 3DP) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Neath East average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Road (SA11 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hibbert Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Parc Y Gnoll Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Llantwit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gnoll Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Parc Y Gnoll Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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