Crime Rates at Pen Y Graig Cottage, Cefn Pennar, Mountain Ash, CF45 4ED

Pen Y Graig Cottage area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aberdare East , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 791 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 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.5% 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 4 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.