Crime Rates at Gladys Street, Aberavon, Port Talbot, SA12 6ES

Gladys Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 58th highest crime rate of 477 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 Gladys Street (SA12 6ES) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 117.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladys Street (SA12 6ES), 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.