Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorland Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 479 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 Moorland Road (SA12 6JA) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (SA12 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near Adare Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Sandown —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tywyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Sant Paul Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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