Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.5 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maerdy Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 791 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 Maerdy Road (CF43 4AE) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maerdy Road (CF43 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Ceridwen Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maerdy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maerdy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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