Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Illtyd Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 86th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Illtyd Street (SA11 3HT) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Illtyd Street (SA11 3HT), 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 Illtyd Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Fairyland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Illtyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Idwal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Llantwit Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Illtyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairyland
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairyland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairyland 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 2026Other theft Illtyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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