Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 6LT
How much crime is recorded in SA12 6LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberafan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,689 (2024)
SA12 6LTPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 6LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 6LT 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
48.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 6LTNational
Violence and sexual offences40.723.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Public order10.74.6
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Burglary4.79.1
Drugs4.42.4
Shoplifting4.38.4
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime3.21.5
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.