Total Crime Rate

286.6 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 286.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.1 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maesmelyn area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maesmelyn (CF44 8RF) in the last 12 months was 286.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 191.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesmelyn (CF44 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Hafod Wen. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maesmelyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Twyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Brynna Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Garth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Twyn —
Sep 2025Other theft Blaen Wern Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Bychan Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hafod Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hafod Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol-Y-Twyn —
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Twyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Graiglwyd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Twyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dare Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Twyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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