Crime Rate in Gurnos, ward

Gurnos has the 2nd highest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 498th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gurnos in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gurnos’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 382 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 53.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 483 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gurnos ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 132 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blackthorn Avenue (47 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.