Total Crime Rate

486.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 486.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Public order 65.6 10/10
  • Other theft 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Y Gamlas area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 7th highest crime rate of 791 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 Heol Y Gamlas (CF15 7QU) in the last 12 months was 486.5 per 1,000 residents and was 422.2% higher than the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 177.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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