Total Crime Rate

135.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hughes Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Pen-y-graig , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hughes Street (CF40 1LY) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Pen-y-graig average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Street (CF40 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Llewellyn Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hughes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miskin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwydd Road
Apr 2026Drugs Derwydd Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Derwydd Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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