Postcode · Ferndale
Crime in CF43 4SD
How much crime is recorded in CF43 4SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndale & Maerdy
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,266 (2024)
CF43 4SDFerndale
How safe is CF43 4SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF43 4SD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4SDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.74.6
Drugs1.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 78% 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.