Total Crime Rate
108.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakwood Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 111th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oakwood Street (SA13 1BE) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakwood Street (SA13 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Port Talbot Parkway. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 54 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reginald Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dan-Y-Bryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dan-Y-Bryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Reginald Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakwood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glan Afan | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Talbot Parkway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Port Talbot Parkway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtland Buildings | Under investigation |
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