Total Crime Rate

198.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 198.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 35th highest crime rate of 477 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 Dalton Road (SA12 6SL) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 145.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Road (SA12 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gol Wg-Y-Mor, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevin Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresawnt Hafren —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dalton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Bevin Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dalton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gol Wg-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Romney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
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Data Sources

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