Postcode district · Treorchy
Crime in CF42
How much crime is recorded in CF42, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 13,411 (2024)
How safe is CF42
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF42, 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
33.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
CF42National
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order7.34.6
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.