Crime Rate in Ynysybwl, ward

Ynysybwl has the 8th lowest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 2967th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ynysybwl in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ynysybwl’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ynysybwl ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dan Y Cribyn. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.