Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 198.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 142.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beechwood Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 72nd 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 Beechwood Street (CF37 5DL) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Street (CF37 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Poets Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beechwood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beechwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heol-Y- Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wordsworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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