Rhondda Cynon Taf crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Rhondda Cynon Taf crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks 10th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 21910 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Rhondda Cynon Taf has a population of 237651. This equates to a crime rate of 92.19 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 4.05 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Rhondda Cynon Taf are Violence and sexual offences (40.4%) Anti-social behaviour (16.8%) Public order (12.7%) and least common crime types are Theft from the person (0.4%) Robbery (0.2%) Bicycle theft (0.2%).

There are 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Wards with high crime rates are Pontypridd Town (262.2), Aberdare East (157.4), Pen-y-waun (146.9) . On the other end, safest wards are Pontyclun Central (50.2), Llantwit Fardre (27.6), Pontyclun East (24.8) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Rhondda Cynon Taf, we see high crime rates in CF83 (170.9), CF72 (124.7), CF48 (118.4) . Safest postcode districts are CF46 (73.0), CF35 (62.4), CF38 (54.9) .

Rhondda Cynon Taf crime incidents by crime type

A total of 21910 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 8860 (40.4)%
Anti-social behaviour – 3672 (16.8)%
Public order – 2779 (12.7)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1794 (8.2)%
Shoplifting – 1301 (5.9)%
Other theft – 1228 (5.6)%
Vehicle crime – 667 (3.0)%
Burglary – 514 (2.3)%
Drugs – 420 (1.9)%
Other crime – 395 (1.8)%
Possession of weapons – 115 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 84 (0.4)%
Robbery – 45 (0.2)%
Bicycle theft – 36 (0.2)%

How does Rhondda Cynon Taf compare against nearby areas ?

Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks 10th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Rhondda Cynon Taf is compared against

Crime rates in Rhondda Cynon Taf wards

There are 46 wards within Rhondda Cynon Taf. Pontypridd Town, Aberdare East, Pen-y-waun has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 46 wards from high crime rate to low.