Total Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Luton Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 797 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 Luton Street (CF43 4PB) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Ferndale and Maerdy average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Luton Street (CF43 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bryngoleu Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ferndale and Maerdy| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baptist Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountain Row | Under investigation |
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