Total Crime Rate
93.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ynyslyn Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 268th 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 Ynyslyn Road (CF37 5AR) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen average (88.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ynyslyn Road (CF37 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clos Aneurin | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ynyslyn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
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