Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Aster View area has the 18th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 71st 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 Aster View (SA12 7ED) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aster View (SA12 7ED), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Aster View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Deg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodfa Gwifr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Iris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amber Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cae Morfa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Morfa Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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