Crime Rates at Saltoun Street, Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2DS

Saltoun Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Saltoun Street (SA13 2DS) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 173.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltoun Street (SA13 2DS), 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.