Crime Rate in Cimla and Pelenna, ward

Cimla and Pelenna has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 wards in Neath Port Talbot district and the 2228th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cimla and Pelenna in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Neath Port Talbot district average (81.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cimla and Pelenna’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cimla and Pelenna ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Brynsiriol. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.