Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 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

Scales Row area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 47th 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 Scales Row (CF44 0PW) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scales Row (CF44 0PW), the main crime hotspot is near Pant-Y-Cerdin. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scales Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trem Y Cwm Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timothy Place 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 2025Public order Fairfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tre Gwilym Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tre Gwilym Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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