Total Crime Rate

325.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 325.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pantgwynlais area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Taff's Well , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pantgwynlais (CF15 7LT) in the last 12 months was 325.5 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% higher than the Taff's Well average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 160.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pantgwynlais (CF15 7LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle View, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenmeadow Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pantgwynlais area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merthyr Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Merthyr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenmeadow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pantgwynlais —
Apr 2026Public order Pantgwynlais Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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