Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairfield Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Lane (CF37 5LN) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairfield Lane (CF37 5LN), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sycamore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laburnum Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Luke'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cypress Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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