Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dyffryn Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 267th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dyffryn Gardens (CF37 5SA) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyffryn Gardens (CF37 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Poets Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dyffryn Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beyron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cypress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poets Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Rise —
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyffryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dyffryn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Walk —
Apr 2026Robbery Shelley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyffryn Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ynys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhiw Felin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shakespeare Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Y Dyffryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ynys Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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