Total Crime Rate

206.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.4 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 206.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 157.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mount Pleasant Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 64th 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 Mount Pleasant Street (CF44 8NF) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 157.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Street (CF44 8NF), 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 A4059 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meirion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stag Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4059 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broniestyn Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Harriet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4059 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4059 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

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