Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 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 70.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Seaward Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 197th 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 Seaward Close (SA12 7LU) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaward Close (SA12 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaward Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gol Wg-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Croes Y De Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Croes Y De Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Y Gwlith Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Gwlith Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gol Wg-Y-Mor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gol Wg-Y-Mor

Data Sources

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