Crime Rates at Bay View Close, Sandfields, Port Talbot, SA12 7QA

Bay View Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 157th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bay View Close (SA12 7QA) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bay View Close (SA12 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.