Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 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 179.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • 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
  • 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 Bank area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 45th 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 Gnoll Bank (SA11 3DY) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gnoll Bank (SA11 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Fairyland. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gnoll Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Illtyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairyland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illtyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairyland —
Apr 2026Public order Fairyland Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Illtyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairyland Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Llantwit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gnoll Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Avenue —
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Data Sources

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