Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shopping Centre area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 104th highest crime rate of 477 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 Shopping Centre (SA12 6TH) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shopping Centre (SA12 6TH), 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 Shopping Centre area

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

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