Crime Rates at Gordon Crescent, Port Talbot, SA12 7LF

Gordon Crescent area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 199th highest crime rate of 479 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 Gordon Crescent (SA12 7LF) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Crescent (SA12 7LF), 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.