Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Forge Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 230th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Road (SA13 1PG) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Road (SA13 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Road area

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

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