Total Crime Rate

206.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.0 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 206.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Nantgwyn area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 65th 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 Nantgwyn (CF44 8TB) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nantgwyn (CF44 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nantgwyn, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol-Y-Twyn (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nantgwyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cwmdare Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broncynon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Brynna Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nantgwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Maes-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nantgwyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Twyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hafod Wen Under investigation
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Data Sources

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