Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ynys Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 158th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ynys Street (SA13 1YN) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ynys Street (SA13 1YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avan Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Port Talbot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mansel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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