Total Crime Rate
267.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 41st 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 High Street (CF39 9AP) in the last 12 months was 267.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% higher than the Cymer average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CF39 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Station Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cymer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bryn Bedw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Bedw | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Twyn Bedw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Twyn Bedw | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Bedw | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morgan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bedw Farm Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hannah Street | Under investigation |
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