Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA13 2DY
How much crime is recorded in SA13 2DY, 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
- 1,050 (2024)
SA13 2DYPort Talbot
How safe is SA13 2DY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA13 2DY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 2DYNational
Burglary12.29.1
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.