Crime Rate in Pontypridd Town, ward

Pontypridd Town has the highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 301st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontypridd Town in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 129.0% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontypridd Town’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 199 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontypridd Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 189 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (73 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.