Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Velindre Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Taff's Well , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 797 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Velindre Road (CF14 2TG) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Taff's Well average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Velindre Road (CF14 2TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Velindre Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penydarren Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Velindre Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elmgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penydarren Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penydarren Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westbourne Road —
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Data Sources

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