Postcode · Pontyclun
Crime in CF72 8SB
How much crime is recorded in CF72 8SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pont-y-clun & Llanharry
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
CF72 8SBPontyclun
How safe is CF72 8SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 4.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF72 8SB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 8SBNational
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Violence and sexual offences2.623.6
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.49.1
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.