Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.3 3/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Olive Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 110th 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 Olive Street (SA12 6EN) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Street (SA12 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Olive Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Llys Rupert Hallowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Llys Rupert Hallowes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Rupert Hallowes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knight Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Blodwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blodwen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Julian Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lister Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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