Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dunraven Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 90th 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 Dunraven Street (SA12 6HE) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunraven Street (SA12 6HE), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunraven Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gwendoline Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leslie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentyla-Baglan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Llewellyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knight Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knight Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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