Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elba Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 182nd 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 Elba Avenue (SA13 2HT) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elba Avenue (SA13 2HT), 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 Elba Avenue 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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