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

Oxford Street 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 Oxford Street (CF15 7ST) 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) .

In the area around Oxford Street (CF15 7ST), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Yr Odyn. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Yr Odyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhyd-Yr-Helyg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Crochendy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Crochendy —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Crochendy —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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