Total Crime Rate

131.4 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 131.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Cardiff Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 171st 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 Cardiff Road (CF44 7HH) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (CF44 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdare Bus Station (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cardiff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aberdare Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bethuel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnybank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Club Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aberdare Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wind Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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