Crime Rate in Pen-y-graig, ward

Pen-y-graig has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 1986th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pen-y-graig in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pen-y-graig’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 298 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pen-y-graig ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Llewellyn Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.