Total Crime Rate

220.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 220.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Morrison Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 29th 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 Morrison Crescent (SA12 6TN) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 112.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morrison Crescent (SA12 6TN), 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 Morrison Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresawnt Hafren —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Morfa Afan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Romney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viola Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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