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Crime in CF39 8

How much crime is recorded in CF39 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Region
Wales
Population
16,574 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF39 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF39 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CF39 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Public order6.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft3.44.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 33% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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