Total Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bwlch Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Bwlch Road (SA11 3RU) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Neath East average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bwlch Road (SA11 3RU), the main crime hotspot is near Beacons View. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bwlch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacons View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pandy View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crynallt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bwlch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beacons View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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