Postcode · Neath
Crime in SA11 5BB
How much crime is recorded in SA11 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glynneath
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,870 (2024)
SA11 5BBNeath
How safe is SA11 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA11 5BB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA11 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Public order4.94.6
Burglary3.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.