Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southcross Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 114th 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 Southcross Road (SA12 7LG) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcross Road (SA12 7LG), 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 Southcross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Deg Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Acacia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Cross Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Farmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Farmfield Avenue 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cae Morfa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Breeze Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresawnt Hafren —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farm Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dolphin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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