Crime Rates at Mackworth Drive, Cimla, Neath, SA11 2BR

Mackworth Drive area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Cimla and Pelenna , and the 129th highest crime rate of 477 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 Mackworth Drive (SA11 2BR) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Cimla and Pelenna average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1322.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mackworth Drive (SA11 2BR), the main crime hotspot is near Brynsiriol. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.