Crime Rates at Ynys Street, Port Talbot, SA13 1YL

Ynys Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 12th 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 Ynys Street (SA13 1YL) in the last 12 months was 371.8 per 1,000 residents and was 312.9% 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 Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynys Street (SA13 1YL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ty-Draw Place, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtland Buildings (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.