# Crime and justice in Rhondda Cynon Taf South Wales. 241,015 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 424 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Rhondda Cynon Taf, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) ## Is Rhondda Cynon Taf safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rhondda Cynon Taf at a rate of 86.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales. In August 2026 alone, 2,065 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rhondda Cynon Taf. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (9,241), other crime (4,340) and anti-social behaviour (2,537). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Rhondda Cynon Taf was 87.5 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Rhondda Cynon Taf: **86.2 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rhondda Cynon Taf at a rate of 86.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales. - Against Wales: 11% lower (96.7 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/wales) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Rhondda Cynon Taf: **2,065** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Rhondda Cynon Taf: **2,537** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Rhondda Cynon Taf: **503** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Rhondda Cynon Taf: **1,548** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Rhondda Cynon Taf: **528** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Rhondda Cynon Taf: **4,340** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Rhondda Cynon Taf: **100** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Rhondda Cynon Taf: **1,170** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Rhondda Cynon Taf: **95** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Rhondda Cynon Taf: **717** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Rhondda Cynon Taf: **9,241** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Rhondda Cynon Taf. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=W06000016) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/environment) (6) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/council-tax) (11) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/elections) (8) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/sources) (26) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W06000016/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/crime