Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Abbeyville Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 213th 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 Abbeyville Avenue (SA12 6PY) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeyville Avenue (SA12 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Morrison Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeyville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Sandown —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berrylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bevin —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Morrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swn-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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