Total Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 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 18.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brombil Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 62nd 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 Brombil Gardens (SA13 2AX) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brombil Gardens (SA13 2AX), 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 Brombil Gardens area

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 2026Anti-social behaviour Brombil Paddocks
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyfry Under investigation

Data Sources

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