Total Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Louise Close area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 26th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Louise Close (SA11 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 354.3% higher than the Aberdulais average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 174.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 207.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Louise Close (SA11 4BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dunvant Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Louise Close area

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Data Sources

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