Total Crime Rate

205.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Depot Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 77th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Depot Road (CF44 8DL) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% higher than the Aberdare East average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Depot Road (CF44 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Efengyl, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Depot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gospel Hall Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maelgwyn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Efengyl —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynawel Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Efengyl Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Efengyl Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morgan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Penybryn Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ty Fry Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maelgwyn Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Price Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bankes Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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