Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lake Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Road (SA12 6AF) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (SA12 6AF), the main crime hotspot is near Ruskin Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners Point Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
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Data Sources

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