Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.0 2/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalton Road (SA12 6SF) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Road (SA12 6SF), the main crime hotspot is near Morrison Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Romney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Afan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dalton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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