Crime Rates at Border Road, Port Talbot, SA12 7EE

Border Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Border Road (SA12 7EE) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Border Road (SA12 7EE), 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.