Total Crime Rate

233.3 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 233.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shakespeare Rise area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 58th 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 Shakespeare Rise (CF37 5HA) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Rise (CF37 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Poets Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beyron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beyron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beyron Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beyron Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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