Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.1 7/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Neath Road area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Castle , and the 314th highest crime rate of 785 local areas in Swansea .

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 Neath Road (SA6 8JW) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Castle average (388.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neath Road (SA6 8JW), the main crime hotspot is near Smyrna Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Neath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bartley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilfach Glyd Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilfach Glyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smyrna Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Davis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Britannia Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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