Crime Rate in Pontyclun Central, ward

Pontyclun Central has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 1222nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontyclun Central in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontyclun Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontyclun Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Station Terrace. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.