Crime Rates at Harvey Crescent, Aberavon, Port Talbot, SA12 6DF

Harvey Crescent area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 215th highest crime rate of 479 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 Harvey Crescent (SA12 6DF) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvey Crescent (SA12 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adare Street, where police recorded 19 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.