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

Dahlia Close 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 Dahlia Close (SA12 7EP) 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 Dahlia Close (SA12 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Asaph Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gordon Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dahlia Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Croes Y De Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodfa Gwifr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Deg Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sepia Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heol Southdown Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Iris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Croes Y De Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Morfa Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cae Morfa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amber Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster View Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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