Total Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 35.6 4/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Brynheulog Place area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 139th lowest 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 Brynheulog Place (SA13 1EF) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynheulog Place (SA13 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pen-Y-Cae Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theodore Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brynheulog Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Cae Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pen-Y-Cae Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Y-Groes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talcennau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theodore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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