Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cimla Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Neath East , and the 209th highest crime rate of 479 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cimla Road (SA11 3UG) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cimla Road (SA11 3UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bryn Awel, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beacons View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Awel | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryn Nedd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Hollins | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cimla Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Awel | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Rhys Ddu Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Awel | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beacons View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bryn Awel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bwlch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryn Nedd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryn Nedd | Under investigation |
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