Total Crime Rate

185.7 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 185.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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
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

This area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Blaengwrach and Glynneath West , and the 39th 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 This (SA11 5RU) in the last 12 months was 185.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SA11 5RU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coed Y Pergwm, where police recorded 11 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.

View Crime In Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

Crime Over Time in SA11 5RU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plas-Y-Coed Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Min-Y-Coed Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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