Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pretoria Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Tonyrefail East , and the 341st highest crime rate of 791 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 Pretoria Road (CF39 8PW) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Tonyrefail East average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pretoria Road (CF39 8PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Investiture Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pretoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capel Farm Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Investiture Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Court
Apr 2026Public order Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Capel Farm
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Tyllwyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Tyllwyd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Court

Data Sources

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