Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Osprey Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Cimla and Pelenna , and the 195th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Osprey Drive (SA11 3SL) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% higher than the Cimla and Pelenna average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Osprey Drive (SA11 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ravens Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Neath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravens Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crynallt Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Afan Valley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewood Gardens | Under investigation |
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