Pontypridd Town vs Ynysybwl

Pontypridd Town has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,065 crimes in the last 12 months. Ynysybwl has a safety score of 71/100 (Safe) with 206 crimes. Ynysybwl scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Pontypridd Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +65.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Ynysybwl shows -23.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Pontypridd Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (347 incidents). In Ynysybwl, it is Violent Crime (96 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Pontypridd Town recorded 126 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ynysybwl recorded 24. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Pontypridd Town totalled 347 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 96 in Ynysybwl. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Pontypridd Town recorded 643 crimes (now 1,065, a change of +65.6%). Ynysybwl recorded 270 crimes previously (now 206, -23.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Pontypridd Town has a resolution rate of 22.7% and Ynysybwl has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Pontypridd Town falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Ynysybwl is covered by South Wales Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Pontypridd Town and Ynysybwl. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.