Crime Rates at Moorland Road, Port Talbot, SA12 6JH

Moorland Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 177th 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 6JH) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (SA12 6JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gol Wg-Y-Mor, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevin Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.