Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Catherine Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Taff's Well , and the 357th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catherine Drive (CF15 7JW) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Taff's Well average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Drive (CF15 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Pantgwynlais. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Catherine Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Y Draenog —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merthyr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pantgwynlais Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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