Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ocean Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 69th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean Way (SA12 7NP) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Way (SA12 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ocean Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Breeze Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ocean Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Cross Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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