Total Crime Rate

292.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 292.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 59.9 8/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Tynewydd Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 31st 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 Tynewydd Square (CF39 0LH) in the last 12 months was 292.3 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% higher than the Cymer average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 130.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynewydd Square (CF39 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tynewydd Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caemawr Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Caemawr Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4278 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4278 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dol Afon Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B4278 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tynycymmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caemawr Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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