Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mount View Terrace 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 Mount View Terrace (SA12 6HH) 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 Mount View Terrace (SA12 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Port Talbot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentyla-Baglan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Llewellyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llewellyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knight Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knight Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gwendoline Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Alexandra Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leslie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Arthur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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