Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 6EA
How much crime is recorded in SA12 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberafan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,316 (2024)
How safe is SA12 6EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 6EA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA12 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences49.523.6
Shoplifting27.98.4
Public order14.64.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs3.72.4
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.