Postcode · Pontyclun
Crime in CF72 4AB
How much crime is recorded in CF72 4AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bryn-cae & Llanharan
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,407 (2024)
CF72 4ABPontyclun
How safe is CF72 4AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF72 4AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF72 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Public order7.74.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft0.94.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.