Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Helier Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 40th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helier Drive (SA12 7BH) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helier Drive (SA12 7BH), the main crime hotspot is near Afandale. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helier Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dolphin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Border Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Greig Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Afandale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation

Data Sources

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