Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ynyscynon Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 235th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ynyscynon Street (CF44 0PD) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ynyscynon Street (CF44 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pant-Y-Cerdin, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tre Gwilym (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ynyscynon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheidol Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pant-Y-Cerdin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timothy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timothy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timothy Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pant-Y-Cerdin Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tre Gwilym Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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