Total Crime Rate

121.3 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 121.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wrgant Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 186th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrgant Place (CF43 4DE) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrgant Place (CF43 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Ceridwen Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrgant Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceridwen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ceridwen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ceridwen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
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Data Sources

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