Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cimla Common area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Neath East , and the 75th 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 Cimla Common (SA11 3SY) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Neath East average (122.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cimla Common (SA11 3SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Awel, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacons View (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cimla Common area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bryn Awel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacons View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beacons View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bwlch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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