Postcode · Aberdare
Crime in CF44 8EJ
How much crime is recorded in CF44 8EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberdare North & Llwydcoed
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
CF44 8EJAberdare
How safe is CF44 8EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF44 8EJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).
CF44 8EJNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.