Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Ford Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 223rd 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 Ford Road (SA13 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (SA13 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avan Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prior Street Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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