Total Crime Rate
91.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heol Gruffydd area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 280th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Gruffydd (CF37 5PQ) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Gruffydd (CF37 5PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyffryn Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tennyson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parc Y Dyffryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ynys Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ynys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dyffryn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dyffryn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebenezer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwaun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyffryn Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Close | Under investigation |
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