Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Police Houses area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Mountain Ash , and the 364th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Police Houses (CF45 3AD) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Mountain Ash average (96.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Police Houses (CF45 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingcraft Street (12 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Darran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clas Gwernifor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llanwonno Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parc Gwernifor —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingcraft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clas Gwernifor —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darran Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Street —
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Data Sources

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