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Crime · Melyn Close
Reported crime in the community of Neath
2,391 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 130 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the community of Neath, which includes Melyn Close. There are no separate figures for Melyn Close. What each figure covers
Total incidents
2,391
Rate / 1,000
130
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,060 | 44% |
| Anti social behaviour | 317 | 13% |
| Public order | 314 | 13% |
| Shoplifting | 169 | 7% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 156 | 7% |
| Other theft | 124 | 5% |
| Drugs | 69 | 3% |
| Other crime | 62 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 42 | 2% |
| Burglary | 31 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 16 | 1% |
| Robbery | 15 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 9 | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 7 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 81 | 99 | 94 | 99 | 68 | 70 | 89 | 74 | 93 | 96 | 111 | 86 | 1060 |
| Anti social behaviour | 19 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 317 |
| Public order | 24 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 314 |
| Shoplifting | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 169 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 156 |
| Other theft | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 124 |
| Drugs | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 69 |
| Other crime | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| Burglary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | |
| Possession of weapons | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Robbery | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Theft from the person | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 180 | 208 | 194 | 176 | 168 | 186 | 199 | 205 | 232 | 204 | 252 | 187 | 2391 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Melyn Close, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 18,428.