Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Silver Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 198th highest crime rate of 479 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 Silver Avenue (SA12 7RX) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Avenue (SA12 7RX), the main crime hotspot is near Traethmelyn. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chrome Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sepia Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crimson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Parry Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chrome Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crimson Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Chopin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chrome Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Chopin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amber Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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