Total Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Darwin Road 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 Darwin Road (SA12 6BT) 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 Darwin Road (SA12 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adare Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aberavon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Darwin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ruskin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Avenue | — |
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