Total Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Griffith Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 196th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Griffith Street (CF44 7LW) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Aberdare East average (156.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Griffith Street (CF44 7LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aberdare East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorne Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Victoria Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aberdare Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commercial Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Commercial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dean Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdare Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Griffith Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberdare Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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