Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Chopin Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 229th lowest 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 Chopin Road (SA12 7ST) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Aberavon average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chopin Road (SA12 7ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chopin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Chopin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Chopin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amber Close —
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Data Sources

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