Total Crime Rate

373.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 373.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 194.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mariners Quay area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 10th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mariners Quay (SA12 6AN) in the last 12 months was 373.1 per 1,000 residents and was 167.4% higher than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mariners Quay (SA12 6AN), the main crime hotspot is near Jersey Quay. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mariners Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elfed Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariners Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Quay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Quay —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elfed Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mariners Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mariners Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mariners Quay —
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Data Sources

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