Aberafan
Middle areaSouth west Neath Port Talbot. 9,615 people in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 38% of people in Aberafan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Aberafan
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberafan at a rate of 132.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 505 |
| Other crime | 239 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 187 |
| Shoplifting | 169 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 90 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Robbery | 11 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Aberafan compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Aberafan safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberafan at a rate of 132.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 158 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aberafan.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (505), other crime (239) and anti-social behaviour (187).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Neath Port Talbot
These figures are published for the whole of Neath Port Talbot, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Neath Port Talbot and not Aberafan alone. See Neath Port Talbot
Aberafan in brief
The median price paid for a home in Aberafan was £148,000 in 2025.
Aberafan had 9,464 usual residents at the census.
About 38% of people in Aberafan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Aberafan, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.