Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bishop Street area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Pen-y-graig , and the 60th lowest 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 Bishop Street (CF40 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% lower than the Pen-y-graig average (94.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishop Street (CF40 1PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pen-y-graig| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryn Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Field Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornwall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cornwall Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constantine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryn Terrace | Under investigation |
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