Total Crime Rate
163.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairyland area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 52nd 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 Fairyland (SA11 3ED) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Neath East average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairyland (SA11 3ED), the main crime hotspot is near Fairyland. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Neath East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Glen | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Illtyd Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairyland | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Illtyd Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ivy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ivy Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairyland | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Avenue | — |
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