Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 81.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Asaph Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Asaph Drive (SA12 7LL) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Asaph Drive (SA12 7LL), 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 St Asaph Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Croes Y De Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chrome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Croes Y De Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sepia Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cae Morfa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Morfa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Deg Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chrome Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Rhodfa Gwifr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amber Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chrome Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchid Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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