Crime Rate in Rhydfelen Central, ward

Rhydfelen Central has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 1946th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rhydfelen Central in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rhydfelen Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 181 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rhydfelen Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gerddi Glan Taff. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.