Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 239th highest 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 Margam Road (SA13 2BR) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2BR), the main crime hotspot is near Groes-Wen Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morfa Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tal-Y-Wern Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Phoenix Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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