Total Crime Rate
186.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bryn 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 0ET) 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 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Bryngolwg. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cwmbach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brynawelon | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryn Hir | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brynawelon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maeshyfryd | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maeshyfryd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maeshyfryd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glas-Y-Gors | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryngolwg | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryngolwg | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynawelon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynawelon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Rhys | Under investigation |
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