Living in Neath Port Talbot
Police recorded 70 crimes per 1,000 residents in Neath Port Talbot in the year to April 2026, below the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Homes sell for a median of about £1,722 per m², well below the typical council in England and Wales (£3,342). 19.2% of households rent from the council or a housing association, close to the UK average of 17.5%. About 7.7% of homes are in areas where road or rail noise reaches 65 dB, against 6.9% across Great Britain. 31% of homes are within a five-minute walk of a public park (Great Britain: 56%).
Neath Port Talbot at a glance
| Measure | Neath Port Talbot | Comparison | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social housing (share of households) | 19.2% | UK 17.5% | 94th highest of 374 |
| Recorded crime per 1,000 residents | 70 | E, W & NI 82 | 174th highest of 327 |
| Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents | 12 | E, W & NI 16 | |
| Homes in areas with 65 dB+ road or rail noise | 7.7% | GB 6.9% | 294th quietest of 363 |
| Homes within 400 m of a public park | 31% | GB 56% | 327th of 363 |
| Homes within 400 m of a play space | 56% | GB 60% | |
| Median house price per m² | £1,722 | E&W council median £3,342 | 301st highest of 314 |
| Median broadband speed available | 1,000 Mbit/s | Council median 1,000 Mbit/s |
How much crime is there in Neath Port Talbot?
From May 2025 to April 2026, police recorded 9,929 crimes in Neath Port Talbot — 70 per 1,000 residents, below the average of 82 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the 174th highest of 327 councils. That is about the same as the previous 12 months. The most common offences were violence and sexual offences (52%), public order (14%) and criminal damage and arson (9%). Police also logged 1,650 incidents of anti-social behaviour (12 per 1,000 residents).
Rates are per resident, so council areas with busy city centres, shopping or nightlife districts show higher rates than residents alone would suggest. See where crime is recorded on the map →
How much social housing is there in Neath Port Talbot?
Neath Port Talbot ranks 94th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 62,379 households, 11,998 are social homes (19.2%) — renting from the council or a housing association, according to the 2021–22 Census.
How does Neath Port Talbot compare with the UK average?
At +1.7 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Neath Port Talbot sits close to the national level.
How noisy is Neath Port Talbot?
In Neath Port Talbot, about 7.7% of homes are in areas where modelled road or rail noise reaches 65 dB Lden or more — the level Defra and the WHO treat as high. The Great Britain average is 6.9%, and Neath Port Talbot is the 294th quietest of 363 councils mapped.
Estimated from the official strategic noise maps: the share of each census area at 65 dB or more, weighted by its households. See noisy roads and railways on the map →
How close are parks in Neath Port Talbot?
31% of homes in Neath Port Talbot are within 400 m — about a five-minute walk — of a public park or garden, and 56% are that close to a children's play space. Across Great Britain the figures are 56% and 60%, which puts Neath Port Talbot 327th of 363 councils for access to a park.
Straight-line distance from the centre of each census area to the edge of the nearest site in OS Open Greenspace, weighted by households. See parks and play spaces on the map →
Schools, prices and more in Neath Port Talbot
What the map's other datasets say about Neath Port Talbot.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Neath Port Talbot has 67 schools — 67 state-funded.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Neath Port Talbot sits in decile 4 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 35% of its 84 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £1,722 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Sources: 2021–22 Census (social housing); data.police.uk, May 2025 to April 2026 (crime); strategic noise maps, Round 4 (noise); OS Open Greenspace (parks) · Page updated 27 September 2026 · Download the data (CSV, all 374 councils).