Total Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Eglwys Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 791 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 Eglwys Avenue (CF37 5LP) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eglwys Avenue (CF37 5LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eglwys Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laburnum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cypress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Luke'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dyffryn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Y Dyffryn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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