Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Vivian Park Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 100th 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 Vivian Park Drive (SA12 6RR) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivian Park Drive (SA12 6RR), 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 Vivian Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clôs Coed Arian Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morrison Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cove Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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