Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.3 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 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 125.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shelley Walk area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 136th 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 Shelley Walk (CF37 5EU) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Walk (CF37 5EU), 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 Shelley Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beyron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhiw Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shelley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Walk
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 Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Rise
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyffryn Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dyffryn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyffryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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