Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA12 6RF
How much crime is recorded in SA12 6RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberafan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
SA12 6RFPort Talbot
How safe is SA12 6RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA12 6RF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
168
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 6RFNational
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Anti-social behaviour34.510.7
Shoplifting34.08.4
Public order14.84.6
Criminal damage and arson14.54.7
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft4.94.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% 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.