Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beechwood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 138th 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 Beechwood Road (SA13 2AD) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Road (SA13 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brombil Paddocks (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brombil Paddocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bertha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyfry Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brombil Paddocks —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Marchog Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Byass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byass Street —
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Data Sources

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