Total Crime Rate

121.8 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 121.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Aberdulais , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 477 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 South Avenue (SA13 3PY) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.8% higher than the Aberdulais average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Avenue (SA13 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Sunny Crescent. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pen-Y-Mynydd Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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