Postcode · Ferndale
Crime in CF43 4LF
How much crime is recorded in CF43 4LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndale & Maerdy
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,310 (2024)
How safe is CF43 4LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF43 4LF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
CF43 4LFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Public order9.94.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Shoplifting9.28.4
Burglary4.59.1
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft0.84.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.