Total Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandfields Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandfields Road (SA12 6LP) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandfields Road (SA12 6LP), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Llys Rupert Hallowes Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blodwen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Blodwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenavon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lister Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Llys Rupert Hallowes Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harlequin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Rupert Hallowes —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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