Crime Rate in Ferndale and Maerdy, ward

Ferndale and Maerdy has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2340th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ferndale and Maerdy in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ferndale and Maerdy’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 359 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ferndale and Maerdy ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Excelsior Terrace. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.