Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Water Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 81st 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 Water Street (SA11 3EP) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (SA11 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Neath Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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