Crime Rates at Leonard Street, Neath, SA11 3HW

Leonard Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leonard Street (SA11 3HW) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leonard Street (SA11 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Illtyd Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hibbert Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.