Total Crime Rate

293.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 293.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cardiff Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 29th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

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 Cardiff Road (CF15 7PL) in the last 12 months was 293.8 per 1,000 residents and was 233.4% higher than the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (CF15 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llys Tripp (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen

Crime Over Time in Cardiff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Leon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Tripp Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Glade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ty Bryncoch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tabor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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