Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margam Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 171st highest crime rate of 477 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 2LB) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margam Road (SA13 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Groes-Wen Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groeswen Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pentre Wern Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Earl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Wern Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brombil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brombil Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Earl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhanallt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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