Total Crime Rate

494.4 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 494.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 230.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Public order 56.2 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Forest View area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Llantrisant and Talbot Green , and the 6th 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 Forest View (CF72 8RD) in the last 12 months was 494.4 per 1,000 residents and was 413.4% higher than the Llantrisant and Talbot Green average (96.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest View (CF72 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Catwg. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Llantrisant and Talbot Green

Crime Over Time in Forest View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A4119 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chartist Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chartist Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest View —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danygraig Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol Y Gyfraith Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Y Gyfraith Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Danygraig Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Llys Catwg Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Llys Catwg Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talbot Green Bus Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Llys Catwg Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Catwg Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Llys Catwg Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Forest View Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Danygraig Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Danygraig Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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