Total Crime Rate

263.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.2 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 263.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.2 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Canal Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 39th 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 Canal Road (CF44 0AG) in the last 12 months was 263.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% higher than the Aberdare East average (156.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 184.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (CF44 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Tre Telynog. Police recorded 28 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Tre Telynog Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tre Telynog Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Road —
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Data Sources

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