Postcode · Pontyclun
Crime in CF72 8JY
How much crime is recorded in CF72 8JY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peterston-super-Ely & Wenvoe
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,403 (2024)
CF72 8JYPontyclun
How safe is CF72 8JY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF72 8JY 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
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8JYNational
Shoplifting20.98.4
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Other theft5.54.5
Public order4.14.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.02.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.