Total Crime Rate

442.1 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 442.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 47.4 10/10
  • Drugs 31.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ystrad Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Pentre , and the 11th 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 Ystrad Road (CF41 7PE) in the last 12 months was 442.1 per 1,000 residents and was 396.8% higher than the Pentre average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 215.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ystrad Road (CF41 7PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forge Lane (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ystrad Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Forge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Forge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Forge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pleasant View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchfield Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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