Total Crime Rate
268.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawn Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 35th 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 Lawn Terrace (CF37 1DA) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% 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 Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawn Terrace (CF37 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belle Vue Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | James Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Windsor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ruler Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruler Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lawn Terrace | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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