Total Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 20.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandown Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 477 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 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (SA12 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Adare Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seabrook Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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