Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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

Pontypridd Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Baruc , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 432 local areas in Vale of Glamorgan .

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 Pontypridd Road (CF62 7LR) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Baruc average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontypridd Road (CF62 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Kathleen Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontypridd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Aeron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kathleen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kathleen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cwm Barry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Brannocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Brannocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwm Parc —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwm Parc Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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