Total Crime Rate
293.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cardiff 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 7RF) 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 7RF), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Llys Tripp | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Glade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ty Bryncoch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tabor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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