Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Woodland Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Avenue (SA13 2LP) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Avenue (SA13 2LP), 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 Woodland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groeswen Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lansbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhanallt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Earl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Wern Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Earl Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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