Total Crime Rate

225.7 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 225.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 52.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pen Y Graig Cottage area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 60th 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 Pen Y Graig Cottage (CF45 4ED) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Graig Cottage (CF45 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Ffordd-Y-Dderwen. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Graig Cottage area

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Data Sources

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