Total Crime Rate
248.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brynna and Llanharan , and the 49th 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 This (CF72 9QS) in the last 12 months was 248.2 per 1,000 residents and was 186.6% higher than the Brynna and Llanharan average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 204.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CF72 9QS, the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brynna and Llanharan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
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