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Crime in CF45 4TL
How much crime is recorded in CF45 4TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abercynon
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
How safe is CF45 4TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF45 4TL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 4TLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.