Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Main Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Abercynon , and the 96th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (CF45 4YH) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Road (CF45 4YH), the main crime hotspot is near Pentwyn Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Milbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentwyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentwyn Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milbourne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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