Total Crime Rate

142.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Michaels Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 154th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Avenue (CF37 1NS) in the last 12 months was 142.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Avenue (CF37 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Yr Hen Fuarth. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yr Hen Fuarth —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yr Hen Fuarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruler Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egypt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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