Pontypridd Town crime figures: 72 offences reported in September, up 4% on August

Pontypridd Town recorded 72 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in September 2026, up 4% on August (69), according to the latest street-level figures published by South Wales Police.

The most commonly reported category was shoplifting, with 25 reports, or 35% of the total, followed by violence and sexual offences (15) and anti-social behaviour (12).

Neighbourhood officers currently list asb. youth nuisance, rowdy groups, abusive behaviour, noise complaints - town and rough sleepers - near the grange in graigwen as their priorities for the area.

The figures by category

Category	September	August	Change
Shoplifting	25	20	+5
Violence and sexual offences	15	24	−9
Anti-social behaviour	12	8	+4
Public order	7	10	−3
Burglary	3	2	+1
Criminal damage and arson	3	2	+1
Other crime	3	0	new
Other theft	2	2	0
Drugs	2	0	new
Theft from the person	0	1	−1
Total	72	69	+3

Where it was reported

1. On or near Shopping Area: 21
2. On or near Police Station: 14
3. On or near Church Street: 12
4. On or near Cwrt Coed-y-lan: 4
5. On or near Mill Street: 3
6. On or near Crossbrook Street: 3

Police move each report to a nearby anonymised point before publishing, so “on or near” a street does not mean the incident happened on that street.

What has happened since

• Under investigation: 39
• Awaiting court outcome: 8
• Investigation complete; no suspect identified: 7
• Local resolution: 3
• Unable to prosecute suspect: 2
• Further investigation is not in the public interest: 1

Figures are from South Wales Police street-level data on data.police.uk, published monthly about two months in arrears. They count reports, not convictions, and can be revised.