Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Road (CF43 3DF) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Ferndale and Maerdy average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Road (CF43 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hirwain Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwernllwyn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynbedw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hirwain Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hirwain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirwain Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hirwain Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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