Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 6PF
How much crime is recorded in SA12 6PF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberafan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,821 (2024)
SA12 6PFPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 6PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 6PF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 6PFNational
Violence and sexual offences34.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.