Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Maeshyfryd area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 286th lowest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maeshyfryd (CF44 0DN) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Aberdare East average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maeshyfryd (CF44 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Bryngolwg. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maeshyfryd area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Canal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maeshyfryd Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Canal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bro Deg
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maeshyfryd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maeshyfryd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Hir Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Hir Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bryn Hir Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Duffryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brynawelon Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryngolwg Under investigation

Data Sources

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