Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Griffith 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.

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Crime Over Time in Griffith Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberdare Bus Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdare Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Griffith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberdare Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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