Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 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

Canal Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 797 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 Canal Road (CF44 0AG) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Aberdare East average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (CF44 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Tre Telynog. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Canal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tre Telynog —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bethania Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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