Crime Rate in Ferndale and Maerdy, ward

Ferndale and Maerdy has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 1857th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ferndale and Maerdy in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ferndale and Maerdy’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 320 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 115.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 399 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ferndale and Maerdy ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 39 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Excelsior Terrace (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.