Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Pontcynon Terrace area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Abercynon , and the 297th lowest 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 Pontcynon Terrace (CF45 4NA) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Abercynon average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontcynon Terrace (CF45 4NA), the main crime hotspot is near Nant-Y-Fedw. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontcynon Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nant-Y-Fedw Under investigation
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Data Sources

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