Total Crime Rate
199.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Tonyrefail East , and the 70th 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 High Street (CF39 8PG) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 129.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CF39 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prichard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prichard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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