Total Crime Rate

198.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 198.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Protheroe Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Caerau , and the 40th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Bridgend .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Protheroe Street (CF34 0YN) in the last 12 months was 198.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% higher than the Caerau average (91.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Protheroe Street (CF34 0YN), the main crime hotspot is near Dan-Y-Bryn. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Protheroe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dan-Y-Bryn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Protheroe Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dan-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Victoria Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dan-Y-Bryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lloyd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dan-Y-Bryn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dan-Y-Bryn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treharne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talana Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dan-Y-Bryn Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Talana Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathbone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathbone Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathbone Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Library Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lon-Y-Parc Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ael-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hartshorn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Library Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dan-Y-Bryn Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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