Postcode · Mountain Ash
Crime in CF45 3LF
How much crime is recorded in CF45 3LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mountain Ash
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,607 (2024)
CF45 3LFMountain Ash
How safe is CF45 3LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF45 3LF 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
44.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
CF45 3LFNational
Violence and sexual offences38.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary4.99.1
Drugs3.52.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.84.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.