Crime Rates at Kern Close, Port Talbot, SA12 7SS

Kern Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 8th 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 Kern Close (SA12 7SS) in the last 12 months was 413.2 per 1,000 residents and was 196.1% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 267.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kern Close (SA12 7SS), the main crime hotspot is near Seaforth Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.