Total Crime Rate

113.5 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 113.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rhodfa'R Afon area has the 24th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 207th highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rhodfa'R Afon (CF44 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Aberdare East average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhodfa'R Afon (CF44 0DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coed Duffryn, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhodfa'R Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timothy Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glan Yr Afon Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coed Duffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coed Duffryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coed Duffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trem Y Cwm Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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