Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Channel View area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 477 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 Channel View (SA12 6JG) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Channel View (SA12 6JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jersey Quay, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevin Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Channel View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Quay Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Bevin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Romney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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