Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Powys Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 136th 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 Powys Place (CF37 5NU) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powys Place (CF37 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Ynys Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powys Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Tin Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dyffryn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ynys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ynys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ynys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cypress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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