Total Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penydre area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 234th 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 Penydre (SA11 3HF) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penydre (SA11 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near B4434. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B4434 | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4434 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4434 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairfield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fairfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Parc Y Gnoll | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Heol Parc Y Gnoll | Under investigation |
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