Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Wordsworth Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Gardens (CF37 5HH) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Gardens (CF37 5HH), 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 Wordsworth Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol-Y- Bryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol-Y- Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y- Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dynea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Poets Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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