Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Oakwood Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 171st highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Street (SA13 1BE) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Street (SA13 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Port Talbot Parkway. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Talbot Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ty-Draw Place 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 Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtland Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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