Crime Statistics for Neath (Castell-Nedd), Neath Abbey, Neath Port Talbot, 2024

This is our street level crime statistics overview for Neath (Castell-Nedd) in August 2024. There were a total of 215 incidents. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Neath (Castell-Nedd), this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime91
Anti Social Behaviour32
Public Order21
Criminal Damage Arson21
Other Theft17
Shoplifting16
Burglary4
Drugs4
Possession Of Weapons3
Vehicle Crime3
Robbery1
Theft From The Person1
Other Crime1
All Crime215

Map of street level crime incidents in August 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Neath (Castell-Nedd). This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.



Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Neath (Castell-Nedd)

We've taken the ten nearest places to Neath (Castell-Nedd) and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Neath (Castell-Nedd) has more crime than other surrounding areas.

LocationCrime Incidents
Castell-Nedd (Neath)217
Neath (Castell-Nedd)215
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath (0.88 miles)181
Rhydding (0.88 miles)174
Cimla (1.39 miles)137
Pencaerau (1.24 miles)68
Briton Ferry (1.96 miles)67
Neath Abbey (0.88 miles)62
Bryn coch (1.24 miles)50
Aberdulais (2.24 miles)28

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Where are the most violent places near Neath (Castell-Nedd)?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Neath (Castell-Nedd) and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

LocationViolent Incidents
Castell-Nedd (Neath)94
Neath (Castell-Nedd)91
Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath75
Rhydding73
Cimla73
Briton Ferry34
Pencaerau23
Neath Abbey23
Bryn coch18
Aberdulais17

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Neath (Castell-Nedd)?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Neath (Castell-Nedd) to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Neath (Castell-Nedd) compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Neath (Castell-Nedd) and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward.Residents in Neath (Castell-Nedd) have the highest likelyhood of being a victim of personal crime in the area. The ward with the lowest likelyhood is Bryn-coch North.

#WardScore
1Neath East98
2Neath North97
3Briton Ferry East97
4Neath South97
5Coedffranc Central97
6Dyffryn95
7Coedffranc North95
8Bryn-coch South95
9Cimla95
10Cadoxton94
11Bryn-coch North94

Which road in Neath (Castell-Nedd) has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Neath (Castell-Nedd) with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around this marker.

Last updated: August 2024
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