Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 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 131.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tir Morfa Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 79th highest crime rate of 479 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 Tir Morfa Road (SA12 7PF) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tir Morfa Road (SA12 7PF), 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 Sepia Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tir Morfa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chrome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chrome Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chrome Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Briar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Asaph Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sepia Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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