Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

John Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 165th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (SA11 4LD) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Aberdulais average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (SA11 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near New Inn Place. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glyn Neath Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Inn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Inn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rheola Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Inn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Inn Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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