Total Crime Rate

192.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 192.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Police Houses area has the 12th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 74th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Police Houses (CF44 8LN) in the last 12 months was 192.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Police Houses (CF44 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Police Houses area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4059 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4059 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4059 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harriet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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