Total Crime Rate

295.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 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 295.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Golwg Y Mor area has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 14th highest crime rate of 479 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 Golwg Y Mor (SA12 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 295.1 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% higher than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golwg Y Mor (SA12 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevin Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Golwg Y Mor area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bevin —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gol Wg-Y-Mor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owen'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevin Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Bevin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swn-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bevin Under investigation
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Data Sources

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