Crime Rate in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, ward

Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2286th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around School Lane (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.