Postcode district · Aberdare
Crime in CF44
How much crime is recorded in CF44, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 45,706 (2024)
CF44Postcode district · Aberdare
How safe is CF44
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF44, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).
CF44National
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Public order8.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary4.99.1
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.