Total Crime Rate

179.0 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 179.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cwrt Yr Afon area has the 16th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 98th highest crime rate of 797 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 Cwrt Yr Afon (CF44 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwrt Yr Afon (CF44 8PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cwrt Yr Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A4059 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hafandeg —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cynon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clive Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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