Total Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 24.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bethania Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Blaengwrach and Glynneath West , and the 82nd 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 Bethania Street (SA11 5DE) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Blaengwrach and Glynneath West average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethania Street (SA11 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bethania Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gellidawel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A465 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gellidawel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oddfellows Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heathfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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