Postcode · Pontyclun
Crime in CF72 8DR
How much crime is recorded in CF72 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llantrisant & Talbot Green
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,130 (2024)
CF72 8DRPontyclun
How safe is CF72 8DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF72 8DR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.19.1
Shoplifting2.68.4
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other theft0.14.5
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.