Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margam Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Caerau , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margam Street (CF34 0TH) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Caerau average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Street (CF34 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humphreys Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Margam Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphreys Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fowler'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hermon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coegnant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphreys Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Humphreys Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glanafon Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Glanafon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dyffryn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Evans Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carmen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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