Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cwmbach New Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 214th highest crime rate of 797 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 Cwmbach New Road (CF44 0PN) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Aberdare East average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwmbach New Road (CF44 0PN), the main crime hotspot is near Pant-Y-Cerdin. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cwmbach New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timothy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trem Y Cwm Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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