Total Crime Rate

516.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 516.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Public order 47.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Forest View area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Llantrisant and Talbot Green , and the 6th highest crime rate of 791 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 516.9 per 1,000 residents and was 428.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 101.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest View (CF72 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Catwg. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 41 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
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Talbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Green Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Gyfraith Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Catwg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Catwg Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Llys Catwg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Catwg Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4119 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Llys Catwg Under investigation
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Data Sources

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