Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.2 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 118.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wagner Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Aberavon , and the 41st 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 Wagner Road (SA12 7TT) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagner Road (SA12 7TT), 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 Wagner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Chopin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Scarlet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarlet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarlet Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crimson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Parry Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crimson Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Strauss Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Chopin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coral Court —
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Data Sources

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