Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brithweunydd Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Pen-y-graig , and the 340th highest crime rate of 797 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 Brithweunydd Road (CF40 2UH) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Pen-y-graig average (94.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brithweunydd Road (CF40 2UH), the main crime hotspot is near Appletree Avenue. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brithweunydd Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appletree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appletree Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Newydd
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Newydd Under investigation

Data Sources

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