Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.7 5/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cardiff Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardiff Road (CF15 7SS) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower 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 Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (CF15 7SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol-Y-Bwnsi, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queensway (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardiff Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Church Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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