Total Crime Rate

223.3 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 223.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.4 9/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Christchurch Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 27th 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 Christchurch Road (SA12 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% higher than the Aberavon average (156.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (SA12 7BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalice Court, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Chalice Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chalice Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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