Total Crime Rate

232.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.6 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 232.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Public order 49.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

North Bank Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 22nd 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 North Bank Road (SA13 1RE) in the last 12 months was 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 157.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Bank Road (SA13 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near North Bank Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Bank Road area

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