Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Poplar Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 213th highest crime rate of 797 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 Poplar Road (CF37 5LS) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (CF37 5LS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sycamore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime School Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Oak Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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