Total Crime Rate

400.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 400.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Public order 58.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgewell Way area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Llwyn-y-pia , and the 14th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgewell Way (CF40 2JP) in the last 12 months was 400.7 per 1,000 residents and was 210.6% higher than the Llwyn-y-pia average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 244.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgewell Way (CF40 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgewell Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ynyscynon Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B4278 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ynyscynon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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