Total Crime Rate
371.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 12th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Road (SA13 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 371.8 per 1,000 residents and was 312.9% higher than the Margam and Tai-bach average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ford Road (SA13 1AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Forge Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Margam and Tai-bach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reginald Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margaret Street | Under investigation |
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