Crime Rate in Rhydfelen Central, ward

Rhydfelen Central has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2098th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rhydfelen Central in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rhydfelen Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rhydfelen Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gerddi Glan Taff. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.