Crime Rates at Lingfield Avenue, Port Talbot, SA12 6NX

Lingfield Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Avenue (SA12 6NX) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Avenue (SA12 6NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stair Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adare Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.