Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darwin Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 220th 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 Darwin Road (SA12 6BR) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Road (SA12 6BR), the main crime hotspot is near Mariners Quay. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darwin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mariners Quay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elfed Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elfed Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mariners Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mariners Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mariners Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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