Total Crime Rate
150.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 129th highest crime rate of 791 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 Maple Street (CF37 5NW) in the last 12 months was 150.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Street (CF37 5NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plane Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Laburnum Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alexon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyffryn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Luke'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dyffryn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cardiff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plane Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plane Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Plane Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cypress Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyffryn Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parc Y Dyffryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
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