Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Golden Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 237th highest 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 Golden Avenue (SA12 7RR) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Avenue (SA12 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Asaph Drive, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seaforth Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Sable Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Greig Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Sable Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sepia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seaforth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Sable —
Sep 2025Other theft Seaforth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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