Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tower Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos , and the 231st highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Road (CF44 9PY) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos average (100.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (CF44 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos

Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Cross Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lower Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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