Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dew Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 224th highest 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 Dew Road (SA12 7HE) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dew Road (SA12 7HE), the main crime hotspot is near Owen'S Place. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Cross Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rhodfa Tuar Mor Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Acacia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Deg Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresawnt Hafren —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Morfa Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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