Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 47.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Elgar Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 185th 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 Elgar Avenue (SA12 7TH) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Avenue (SA12 7TH), the main crime hotspot is near Scarlet Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Parry Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarlet Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crimson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crimson Court —
Apr 2026Public order Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarlet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heol Strauss Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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