Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alder Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 178th highest crime rate of 477 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 Alder Road (SA11 3NY) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Neath East average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Road (SA11 3NY), the main crime hotspot is near Bryn Awel. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa'R Ddraenen Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cimla Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Awel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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