Total Crime Rate
182.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
121.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbeyville 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.
View Crime In Sandfields East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Sandown | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bevin Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Morfa Afan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Bevin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Bevin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Bevin | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heol Bevin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heol Bevin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Bevin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorraine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berrylands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Morrison Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrison Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swn-Y-Mor | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Abbeyville Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeyville Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Abbeyville Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lorraine Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Bevin | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Owen'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clôs Coed Arian | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Owen'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Ysgol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clôs Coed Arian | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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