Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Cimla Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cimla Road (SA11 3PR) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cimla Road (SA11 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B4434 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cimla Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B4434 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Neath Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn-Y-Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Creswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4434 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rookwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maes Y Ffynnon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4434 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Y Ffynnon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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