Total Crime Rate

875.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

513.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 875.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 513.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 361.9 10/10
  • Public order 132.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.8 8/10
  • Drugs 38.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
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

Station Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (SA13 1NN) in the last 12 months was 875.5 per 1,000 residents and was 868.2% higher 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 513.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (SA13 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Port Talbot Parkway (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

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

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