Total Crime Rate

443.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 443.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Queens Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 7th highest crime rate of 477 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 The Queens Court (SA12 6AU) in the last 12 months was 443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 182.6% higher than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 130.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Queens Court (SA12 6AU), the main crime hotspot is near Jersey Quay. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Queens Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Quay Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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