Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Margam Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margam Road (SA13 2AB) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pant Celydd (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Margam and Tai-bach

Crime Over Time in Margam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyfry Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Marchog Under investigation
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Data Sources

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