Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.5 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 182.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 39th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbeyville Court (SA12 6RF) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeyville Court (SA12 6RF), 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 Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Sandown
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berrylands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swn-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Other crime Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bevin
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owen'S Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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