Total Crime Rate

181.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 181.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 147.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Handel Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handel Avenue (SA12 7TB) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 147.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Avenue (SA12 7TB), 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 Handel Avenue 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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