Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Oakland Villas area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ferndale and Maerdy , and the 270th highest crime rate of 797 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 Oakland Villas (CF43 4UB) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakland Villas (CF43 4UB), the main crime hotspot is near Oakland Terrace. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakland Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Protheroe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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