Total Crime Rate

461.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.9 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 461.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.4 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.9 7/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Knight Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Mountain Ash , and the 10th 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 Knight Street (CF45 3EY) in the last 12 months was 461.5 per 1,000 residents and was 401.4% higher than the Mountain Ash average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 278.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (CF45 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near Chancery Lane. Police recorded 19 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 Knight Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffrwd Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chancery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ifor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Navigation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jeffrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darran Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pryce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pryce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graig Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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