Total Crime Rate
136.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cimla 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.
View Crime In Neath East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bryn Awel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacons View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beacons View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bwlch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Park | Under investigation |
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