Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandfields Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 479 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 6LS) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandfields Road (SA12 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vivian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenavon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendarvis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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