Crime Rate in Aberdare East, ward

Aberdare East has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 649th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Aberdare East in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aberdare East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 429 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 594 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aberdare East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Church Street (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.