Total Crime Rate

280.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 280.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Drugs 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Other crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Dre area has the 10th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 36th highest crime rate of 797 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 Pen Y Dre (CF39 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 280.3 per 1,000 residents and was 188.3% higher than the Cymer average (97.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Dre (CF39 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Banc. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Dre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trebanog Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henllys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radnor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhiwgarn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rhiwgarn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Davids Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waun Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waun Wen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pen-Y-Banc Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Channel Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Channel Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Trebanog Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Henllys Under investigation
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Data Sources

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