Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Alfred Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 185th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Street (SA12 6UL) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Street (SA12 6UL), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alfred Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenavon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Jane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blodwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blodwen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsh Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lister Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lister Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Angel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Julian Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stair Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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