Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Police Houses area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Abercynon , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 797 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 Police Houses (CF45 4UD) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Abercynon average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Police Houses (CF45 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (5 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gwendoline Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
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Data Sources

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