Postcode · Port Talbot
Crime in SA13 2PS
How much crime is recorded in SA13 2PS, 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
- 1,970 (2024)
SA13 2PSPort Talbot
How safe is SA13 2PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA13 2PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 2PSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.14.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.