Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cross Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 158th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (SA13 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Margam and Tai-bach average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (SA13 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mansel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prior Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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