Crime Rates at Golwg Y Mor, Port Talbot, SA12 6SQ

Golwg Y Mor area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 14th 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 Golwg Y Mor (SA12 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 322.4 per 1,000 residents and was 105.7% higher than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 141.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% 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 111 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.