Total Crime Rate

97.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 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 97.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

John Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 255th 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 John Street (CF44 7NG) in the last 12 months was 97.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (CF44 7NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ty Fry (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatheral Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ynysllwyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanybryn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canon Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Canon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Griffith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Canon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty Fry Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dover Place

Data Sources

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