Total Crime Rate

139.3 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 139.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.6 9/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heather Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 158th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Way (CF39 9TL) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 307.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Way (CF39 9TL), the main crime hotspot is near Rhodfa Sant Luc. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Sant Luc Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Sant Luc Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4058 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A4058 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Sant Luc Under investigation
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Data Sources

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