Total Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 14.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brookside area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Church Village , and the 75th 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 Brookside (CF38 1PB) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Church Village average (36.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (CF38 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tonteg Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollybush Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maesteg Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Maesteg Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ridings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollybush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tonteg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdale Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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