Total Crime Rate

413.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 413.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 197.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Handel Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 9th highest crime rate of 477 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 Handel Avenue (SA12 7TA) in the last 12 months was 413.2 per 1,000 residents and was 163.5% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 258.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Avenue (SA12 7TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silver Close, where police recorded 18 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 Handel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Seaforth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seaforth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Greig Under investigation
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Data Sources

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