Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 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 154.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 87.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Maximin Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 60th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maximin Road (SA13 2EA) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maximin Road (SA13 2EA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Maximin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bertha Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Byass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyfry Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Marchog Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bertha Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byass Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Byass Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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