Total Crime Rate

85.9 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Ash Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Cimla and Pelenna , and the 167th 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 Ash Grove (SA11 3ST) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Cimla and Pelenna average (46.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Grove (SA11 3ST), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Grove. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pandy View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crynallt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Min Y Coed Under investigation

Data Sources

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