Total Crime Rate

153.9 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caroline Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pen-y-graig , and the 140th 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 Caroline Street (CF40 1PB) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% higher than the Pen-y-graig average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Street (CF40 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caroline Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwaun Yr Ergyd Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenmeadow Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenmeadow Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order David Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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