Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whiterock Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiterock Avenue (CF37 2EL) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Cymer average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiterock Avenue (CF37 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Darren Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whiterock Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Deri Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whiterock Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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