Total Crime Rate

196.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.7 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 196.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pen Y Dre area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Cymer , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Dre (CF39 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Cymer average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Dre (CF39 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trebanog Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Banc (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Dre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Y Dre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen Y Dre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henllys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Radnor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trebanog Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llandaff Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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