Crime Rates at Knox Street, Port Talbot, SA13 2DR

Knox Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knox Street (SA13 2DR) in the last 12 months was 232.8 per 1,000 residents and was 157.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knox Street (SA13 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 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.