Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA13 2AS
How much crime is recorded in SA13 2AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Port Talbot South & Margam
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,003 (2024)
How safe is SA13 2AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA13 2AS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA13 2ASNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Public order5.64.6
Other crime4.81.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.