Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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 crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burke Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burke Avenue (SA12 6BB) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burke Avenue (SA12 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mariners Quay, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burns Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners Point Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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