Crime Rate in Pentre, ward

Pentre has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2248th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pentre in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pentre’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 186 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pentre ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Forge Lane (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.