Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 237.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Glenavon Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 24th 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 Glenavon Street (SA12 6NG) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 132.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenavon Street (SA12 6NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembroke Terrace, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenavon Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glenavon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas 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 Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Harlequin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street
Sep 2025Public order Frederick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stair Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Julian Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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