Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 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 95.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 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
  • 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

Mackworth Drive area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Cimla and Pelenna , and the 130th 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 Mackworth Drive (SA11 2BR) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher than the Cimla and Pelenna average (45.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 581.8% 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 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mackworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynsiriol Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Afan Valley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynsiriol Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brynsiriol Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Glannant Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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