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

Moorland Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 14th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorland Road (SA12 6JT) in the last 12 months was 322.4 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 141.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (SA12 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 121 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.