Total Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oak Street area has the lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 797 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 Oak Street (CF37 5SD) in the last 12 months was 2.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Oak Street (CF37 5SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Rise, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oak Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shakespeare Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Laburnum Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dynea Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heol-Y- Bryn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol-Y- Bryn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heol-Y- Bryn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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