Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 126th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (SA12 6AB) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (SA12 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adare Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frederick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenavon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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