Total Crime Rate
470.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foundry Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 9th 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 Foundry Place (CF39 9PN) in the last 12 months was 470.6 per 1,000 residents and was 383.9% higher than the Cymer average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 188.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foundry Place (CF39 9PN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 30 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Porth | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hannah Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | A4058 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4058 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morgan Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pontypridd Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bryn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jenkin Street | Under investigation |
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