Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Idloes Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Idloes Place (CF43 3DU) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Ferndale and Maerdy average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Idloes Place (CF43 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hirwain Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hirwain Place | — |
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