Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hirwaun Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 791 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 Hirwaun Road (CF44 9AF) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower than the Aberdare East average (156.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hirwaun Road (CF44 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hirwaun Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aberdare West and Llwydcoed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol-Y-Twyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hirwaun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirwaun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hirwaun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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