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Crime in Neath

471 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Neath between May 2026 to June 2026. South Wales Police logged an outcome for 207 of them.

77% of shoplifting cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences202level13%
Anti-social behaviour67down 9%n/a
Public order65up 3%27%
Shoplifting35too few77%
Criminal damage and arson28too few70%
Other theft25too fewtoo few
Vehicle crime11too fewtoo few
Burglary10too fewtoo few
Drugs9too fewtoo few
Other crime9too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons5too fewtoo few
Robbery3too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft1too fewtoo few
Theft from the person1too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Meadow Road9
  2. Eva Street8
  3. Parking Area8
  4. Croft Road6
  5. Heol Moorland6
  6. Bryn Y Broch5
  7. Dudley Street5
  8. Gelli Dawel5

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Summerfield Place6
  2. Parking Area5
  3. D C Griffiths Way4
  4. Green Street4
  5. Cattle Street3
  6. Rectory Road3
  7. Riverside Drive3
  8. Rockfield Terrace3

Public order

  1. Rookwood Close5
  2. Green Street3
  3. Trahearne Court3
  4. Alford Road2
  5. Charles Street2
  6. Croft Road2
  7. Llygad-yr-haul2
  8. A42301

Shoplifting

  1. Parking Area7
  2. Riverside Drive6
  3. Green Street5
  4. Croft Road4
  5. Cattle Street3
  6. Benedict Close2
  7. Fairfield Way2
  8. Maes-yr-hâf Road2

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