Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Margam Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margam Road (SA13 2BN) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 13 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brombil Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol-Yr-Orsedd (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Margam and Tai-bach

Crime Over Time in Margam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elba Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Incline Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brymbo Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brymbo Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol-Yr-Orsedd Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elba Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brombil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brombil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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