Crime Rate in Tonyrefail East, ward

Tonyrefail East has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2231st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Tonyrefail East in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tonyrefail East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 245 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tonyrefail East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Highlands Close. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.