Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Margam Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 103rd 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 Margam Road (SA13 2HR) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Brombil Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elba Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tal-Y-Wern Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Phoenix Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brombil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brombil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brymbo Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elba Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brymbo Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morfa Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol-Yr-Orsedd Under investigation
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Data Sources

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