Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

East Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Cilfynydd , and the 149th 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 East Street (CF37 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Cilfynydd average (72.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (CF37 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Central Square. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Common Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Central Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merthyr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ynys-Gyfeillon Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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