Total Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 327.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Caer Gwerlas area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gilfach-goch , and the 23rd 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 Caer Gwerlas (CF39 8HT) in the last 12 months was 327.5 per 1,000 residents and was 334.5% higher than the Gilfach-goch average (75.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 174.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caer Gwerlas (CF39 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Bryngolau. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caer Gwerlas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryngolau Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Waun —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Waun Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Waun Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Heol Waun Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryngolau Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryngolau Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bryngolau Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bryngolau Under investigation
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Data Sources

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