Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lingfield Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 113th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingfield Avenue (SA12 6QA) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingfield Avenue (SA12 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acacia Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farmfield Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lingfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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