Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 479 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 Victoria Road (SA12 6AR) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (SA12 6AR), 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 Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariners Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tywyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elfed Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elfed Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mariners Quay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Sant Paul Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mariners Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Quay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mariners Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Quay —
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Data Sources

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