Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jersey Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jersey Street (SA13 1YR) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jersey Street (SA13 1YR), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Port Talbot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llettyharri | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tudor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llettyharri | Under investigation |
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