Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pentre Afan area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 174th lowest 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 Pentre Afan (SA12 7RL) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentre Afan (SA12 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Afandale. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pentre Afan area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Afandale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daffodil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chalice Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Iris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalice Court —
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Data Sources

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