Crime Rates at Elm Road, Llanharry, Pontyclun, CF72 9HR

Elm Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Llanharry , and the 40th 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 Elm Road (CF72 9HR) in the last 12 months was 262.6 per 1,000 residents and was 474.1% higher than the Llanharry average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 191.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (CF72 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Appletree Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.