Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carswell Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Beddau and Tyn-y-nant , and the 114th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carswell Place (CF38 2RY) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 135.3% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 345.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carswell Place (CF38 2RY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carswell Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldicott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodland Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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