Total Crime Rate

144.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 144.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mount View Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 65th 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 Mount View Terrace (SA12 6HH) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount View Terrace (SA12 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount View Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sea View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Knight Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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