Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 75.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hillside area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 179th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside (SA11 1TP) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Neath East average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (SA11 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hillside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Talbot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Y Broch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cimla Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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