Total Crime Rate
73.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hafod Wen area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Tonyrefail East , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hafod Wen (CF39 8LB) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Tonyrefail East average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hafod Wen (CF39 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Investiture Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heol Capel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Capel Farm | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evergreen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evergreen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Investiture Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pretoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Llantrisant Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Capel Farm | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Tyllwyd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol Tyllwyd | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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