Total Crime Rate

420.9 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 420.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Public order 46.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Heol Y Gamlas area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 14th 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 Heol Y Gamlas (CF15 7QU) in the last 12 months was 420.9 per 1,000 residents and was 377.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 169.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Gamlas area

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Data Sources

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