Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Abbey Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 239th 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 Abbey Road (SA13 1EU) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (SA13 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near A48. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A48 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Y-Groes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talcennau Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theodore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Cae Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pen-Y-Cae Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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