Total Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 477 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 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Margam and Tai-bach average (90.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Road (SA13 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brombil Paddocks, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bertha Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Margam and Tai-bach

Crime Over Time in Beechwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Heol-Y-Gwrgan Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bertha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brombil Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brombil Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brombil Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brombil Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertha Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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