Postcode · Aberdare
Crime in CF44 8RW
How much crime is recorded in CF44 8RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberdare West
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
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How safe is CF44 8RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF44 8RW 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8RWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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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.