Total Crime Rate

322.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.6 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 322.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

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 High Street (CF37 1QU) in the last 12 months was 322.0 per 1,000 residents and was 259.9% higher than the Cymer average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 185.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CF37 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Llys Graig Y Wion Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Llus Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickards Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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