Total Crime Rate

107.9 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Woodland Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 219th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Road (CF43 3ND) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Road (CF43 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Llewellyn Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deri Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witherdene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brondeg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brondeg Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brondeg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Deri Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deri Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynhyfryd Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penrhys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deri Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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