Crime Rate in Pen-y-graig, ward

Pen-y-graig has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 1852nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pen-y-graig in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pen-y-graig’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 306 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pen-y-graig ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.