Total Crime Rate

160.7 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 160.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Springfield Cottages area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 127th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Cottages (CF37 5PW) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Cottages (CF37 5PW), the main crime hotspot is near Gerddi Glan Taff. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen

Crime Over Time in Springfield Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ynys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ynys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dyffryn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwaun Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Morien Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morien Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morien Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Ynys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerddi Glan Taff Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerddi Glan Taff Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerddi Glan Taff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gerddi Glan Taff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gerddi Glan Taff Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gerddi Glan Taff Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gerddi Glan Taff —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tennyson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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