Total Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Llanharry , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands (CF72 8RW) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Llanharry average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 1.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands (CF72 8RW), the main crime hotspot is near Dol-Y-Llan. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pontyclun East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dol-Y-Llan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Dewi Sant | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bryn Dewi Sant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.