Crime Rate in Pentre, ward

Pentre has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2425th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pentre in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pentre’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pentre ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.