Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wagner Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 86th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wagner Road (SA12 7TT) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagner Road (SA12 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Scarlet Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wagner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Sable —
Sep 2025Burglary Heol Strauss Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seaforth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Sable Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarlet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seaforth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clos Greig Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Traethmelyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Traethmelyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Traethmelyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Traethmelyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Sable Under investigation
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Data Sources

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