Total Crime Rate

522.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

241.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 522.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 241.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 49.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appletree Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 5th highest crime rate of 791 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 Appletree Road (CF40 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 522.0 per 1,000 residents and was 483.5% higher than the Cymer average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 241.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appletree Road (CF40 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Appletree Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appletree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronheulwen —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronheulwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appletree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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