Total Crime Rate

361.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 361.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Other theft 39.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maes Yr Awel area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 17th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maes Yr Awel (CF37 5EW) in the last 12 months was 361.0 per 1,000 residents and was 309.6% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Yr Awel (CF37 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maes Yr Awel area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maes Uchaf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corrwg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Clos Aneurin Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glan Y Nant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glan Y Nant —
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Data Sources

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