Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Beddau and Tyn-y-nant , and the 384th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (CF38 2DP) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Beddau and Tyn-y-nant average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CF38 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Hill View. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Beddau and Tyn-y-nant

Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldicott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Treferig Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Treferig Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Treferig Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Treferig Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Woodland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Treferig Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynhyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairview Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Ida Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Miskin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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