Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cefn Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Glyn-coch , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cefn Close (CF37 3PR) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cefn Close (CF37 3PR), the main crime hotspot is near Cefn Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cefn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High View Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grovers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cefn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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