Crime Rates at Water Street, Port Talbot, SA12 6LF

Water Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 15th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Street (SA12 6LF) in the last 12 months was 302.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 179.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (SA12 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llys Rupert Hallowes (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.