Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lanelay Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Llantrisant and Talbot Green , and the 331st 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 Lanelay Road (CF72 8HZ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Llantrisant and Talbot Green average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanelay Road (CF72 8HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cowbridge Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lanelay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes-Y-Rhedyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowbridge Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cowbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Johnson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maes-Y-Rhedyn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maes-Y-Rhedyn —
Apr 2026Burglary Maes-Y-Rhedyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Maes-Y-Rhedyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes-Y-Rhedyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Rhedyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Green Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Springfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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