Total Crime Rate

269.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 269.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 17th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbeyville Avenue (SA12 6RA) in the last 12 months was 269.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher 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 25 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 Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 157.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeyville Avenue (SA12 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gol Wg-Y-Mor, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevin Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbeyville Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Sandown —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bevin —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swn-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berrylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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