Total Crime Rate

569.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 569.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 272.2 10/10
  • Public order 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Courthouse Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 4th 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 Courthouse Street (CF37 1JW) in the last 12 months was 569.6 per 1,000 residents and was 485.7% higher than the Cymer average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 360.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courthouse Street (CF37 1JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 181 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Courthouse Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Danygraig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Taff Vale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Taff Vale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taff Vale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taff Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leyshon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leyshon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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