Crime Rates at Orchid Close, Port Talbot, SA12 7EN

Orchid Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 68th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchid Close (SA12 7EN) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchid Close (SA12 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Asaph Drive, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southville Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.