Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 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
  • 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

Beacons View area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 184th highest 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 Beacons View (SA11 3SD) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 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 Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacons View (SA11 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Awel, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacons View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beacons View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bryn Awel Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Nedd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cae Rhys Ddu Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Awel —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Awel —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Awel —
Apr 2026Drugs Beacons View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bwlch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Nedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bryn Nedd Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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