Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Mews area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 173rd highest 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 The Mews (SA12 6DP) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mews (SA12 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stair 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Tywyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Sandown —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Sant Paul Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendarvis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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