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 2AF) 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 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Brombil Paddocks. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ty'R-Groes Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bertha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brombil Paddocks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brombil Paddocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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