Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • 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
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

Ger Yr Afon area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Mountain Ash , and the 295th 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 Ger Yr Afon (CF45 4FE) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ger Yr Afon (CF45 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coed Duffryn, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ger Yr Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coed Duffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coed Duffryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coed Duffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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