Total Crime Rate

412.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

344.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 412.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 344.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 280.9 10/10
  • Public order 56.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Aberafon Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 9th highest crime rate of 479 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 Aberafon Road (SA12 7DJ) in the last 12 months was 412.0 per 1,000 residents and was 195.3% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 344.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberafon Road (SA12 7DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lorraine Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberafon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Aberavon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorraine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lorraine Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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