Crime Rates at Margam Road, Port Talbot, SA13 2BW

Margam Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 125th highest crime rate of 477 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 2BW) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2BW), the main crime hotspot is near Groes-Wen Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.