Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.0 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Shakespeare Rise area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 61st 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 Shakespeare Rise (CF37 5HB) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Rise (CF37 5HB), 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 Shakespeare Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beechwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shelley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhiw Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wordsworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beyron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑