Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 193.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 123.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 34th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside (SA11 1TS) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (SA11 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Eva Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dalton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maes Y Ffynnon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Y Ffynnon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Quar Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Apr 2026Public order Eva Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eva Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eva Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eva Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Y Broch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bryn Y Broch Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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