Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forestry Houses area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Blaengwrach and Glynneath West , and the 240th lowest 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 Forestry Houses (SA11 5TP) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Blaengwrach and Glynneath West average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forestry Houses (SA11 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glannant Terrace (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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