Total Crime Rate
181.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
147.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Afandale area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 479 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 Afandale (SA12 7BN) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Afandale (SA12 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near Afandale. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sandfields West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Iris Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Border Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daffodil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Afandale | Under investigation |
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