Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Rhodes Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 479 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 Rhodes Avenue (SA12 6UT) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhodes Avenue (SA12 6UT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Aberavon

Crime Over Time in Rhodes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Josephs Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendarvis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Newton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stair Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑