Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 22.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sitwell Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 74th 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 Sitwell Way (SA12 6BL) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sitwell Way (SA12 6BL), 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 Sitwell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ruskin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mariners Point Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Darwin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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