Crime Rates at Wood Road, Pontypridd, CF37 1RJ

Wood Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen , and the 326th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Road (CF37 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (CF37 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yr Hen Fuarth (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.