Total Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Janet Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Janet Street (CF37 5RH) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Janet Street (CF37 5RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyffryn Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ynys Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parc Y Dyffryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebenezer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ebenezer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dyffryn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ynys Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ynys Close | Under investigation |
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