Total Crime Rate

171.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heol Y Grug area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Gilfach-goch , and the 110th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Y Grug (CF39 8UY) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 120.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Grug (CF39 8UY), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Glyncoch. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Y Grug area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynhy Fryd
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Glyncoch Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bryn-Hedd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Glyncoch Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heol Glyncoch Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Mynydd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brynhy Fryd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynhy Fryd Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brynhy Fryd Under investigation

Data Sources

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