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

Margam Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 102nd 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 2DB) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byass Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.