Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 65.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pellau Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 220th 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 Pellau Road (SA13 2LF) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pellau Road (SA13 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Morfa Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pellau Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Morfa Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Phoenix Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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