Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Laurels area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Mountain Ash , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 791 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 The Laurels (CF45 4HE) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Laurels (CF45 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Glyngwyn Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Laurels area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyngwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrtaber Gorci Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrtaber Gorci Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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