Crap Towns / Pontypridd / Crime

How much crime is there in Pontypridd?

The police recorded 97.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Pontypridd from September 2023 to August 2026, 27% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 99.5, down from 100 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	100	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	91.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	99.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.6	34.1
Public order	13.9	6.6
Shoplifting	10.4	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.5	7.0
Other theft	5.2	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.7	3.8
Drugs	3.6	2.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	2.6	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Pontypridd	–	97.1
Caerphilly	8.0 km	90.6
Porth	5.1 km	86.0
Ystrad Mynach	8.1 km	86.0
Abertridwr and Senghenydd	4.4 km	84.5
Tonyrefail	7.3 km	73.3
Tonypandy	8.6 km	73.2
Abercynon	4.8 km	71.9
Beddau	5.6 km	58.0
Treharris	6.6 km	46.7
Church Village	4.7 km	35.7
The typical town	–	76.2