Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upton Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 178th highest crime rate of 797 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 Upton Street (CF39 0DR) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% higher than the Cymer average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Street (CF39 0DR), the main crime hotspot is near Caemawr Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chevron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wayne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troedyrhiw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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