Crime Rates at Brooklyn Gardens, Port Talbot, SA12 7PD

Brooklyn Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Brooklyn Gardens (SA12 7PD) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooklyn Gardens (SA12 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalice Court, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cloisters Walk (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.