Total Crime Rate

318.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 318.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heol Pendyrus area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 27th highest crime rate of 797 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 Heol Pendyrus (CF43 3PG) in the last 12 months was 318.2 per 1,000 residents and was 226.6% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 212.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Pendyrus (CF43 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Heol-Y-Ffynon. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Pendyrus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Ffynon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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