Total Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 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 186.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bryn Hir area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 82nd 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 Bryn Hir (CF44 0ES) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Hir (CF44 0ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pond Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryngolwg (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Hir area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brynawelon Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bryn Hir Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryngolwg
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maeshyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Rhys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maeshyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pond Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pond Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pond Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maeshyfryd Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynawelon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynawelon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brynawelon Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryngolwg Under investigation

Data Sources

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