Neath South
Middle areaSouth west Neath Port Talbot. 6,251 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Neath South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Neath South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Neath South at a rate of 87.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 296 |
| Other crime | 133 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Neath South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Neath South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Neath South at a rate of 87.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Neath South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (296), other crime (133) and anti-social behaviour (62).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Neath Port Talbot
These figures are published for the whole of Neath Port Talbot, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Neath Port Talbot and not Neath South alone. See Neath Port Talbot
Neath South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Neath South was £182,000 in 2025.
Neath South had 6,182 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Neath South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Neath South, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.