Crime Rates at Grove Place, Port Talbot, SA13 1XA

Grove Place area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Grove Place (SA13 1XA) in the last 12 months was 926.1 per 1,000 residents and was 928.5% higher than the Margam and Tai-bach average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 552.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Place (SA13 1XA), the main crime hotspot is near Port Talbot Parkway. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.