Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Leighton Rees Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Glyn-coch , and the 155th highest crime rate of 791 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 Leighton Rees Close (CF37 3HW) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher than the Glyn-coch average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 22.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Rees Close (CF37 3HW), the main crime hotspot is near Buarth-Y-Capel. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Rees Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buarth-Y-Capel Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buarth-Y-Capel Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buarth-Y-Capel Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clydach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clydach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tai Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buarth-Y-Capel Under investigation
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Data Sources

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