Postcode · Aberdare
Crime in CF44 9QF
How much crime is recorded in CF44 9QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hirwaun & Rhigos
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
How safe is CF44 9QF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF44 9QF 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9QFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other crime2.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 77% 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.