Total Crime Rate

149.5 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Primrose Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Cwm Clydach , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Street (CF40 1BW) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 138.5% higher than the Cwm Clydach average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Street (CF40 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwydd Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelli Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gelli Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eleanor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Derwydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Derwydd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardwyn Terrace —
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Data Sources

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