Total Crime Rate

434.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 434.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 7th 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 Forge Road (SA13 1US) in the last 12 months was 434.9 per 1,000 residents and was 381.0% 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 Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Road (SA13 1US), 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 Forge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtland Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mansel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ty-Draw Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tudor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Port Talbot Parkway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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