Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Commercial Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 137th 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 Commercial Road (SA11 4HF) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (SA11 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near John Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coronation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ynys Fawr Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rugby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rugby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Resolven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yeo Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Yeo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodlands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Woodlands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodlands Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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