Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandown Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 150th lowest 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 Sandown Road (SA12 6PR) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (SA12 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Adare Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heol Sant Paul Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tywyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Sandown —
Apr 2026Other theft Cronin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
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Data Sources

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