Total Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Commercial Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Mountain Ash , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (CF45 3PP) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Mountain Ash average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Street (CF45 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chancery Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mountain Ash| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodland Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffrwd Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ifor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chancery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jeffrey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillip Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillip Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aber-Ffrwd Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pryce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darran Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pryce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Navigation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Navigation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Graig Street | Under investigation |
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