Postcode · Ferndale
Crime in CF43 4TW
How much crime is recorded in CF43 4TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ferndale & Maerdy
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,395 (2024)
CF43 4TWFerndale
How safe is CF43 4TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF43 4TW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 4TWNational
Violence and sexual offences43.823.6
Public order14.74.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.74.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.