Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 50.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gwar Y Caeau area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Margam and Tai-bach , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwar Y Caeau (SA13 2UR) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwar Y Caeau (SA13 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pen-Y-Cae Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayfield Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gwar Y Caeau area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Y-Groes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Cae Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pen-Y-Cae Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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