Total Crime Rate

160.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Earlsfield Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Blaengwrach and Glynneath West , and the 55th 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 Earlsfield Close (SA11 5DS) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlsfield Close (SA11 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roberts Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earlsfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Min-Y-Coed Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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