Total Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • 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

Wern Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 222nd 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 Wern Road (SA13 2BB) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wern Road (SA13 2BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bertha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyfry Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Marchog Under investigation
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Data Sources

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