Total Crime Rate

318.2 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 318.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other crime 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rickards Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 27th highest crime rate of 797 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 Rickards Street (CF37 1RE) in the last 12 months was 318.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 147.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rickards Street (CF37 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rickards Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laura Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graig Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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