Crime Rate in Gurnos, ward

Gurnos has the 2nd highest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 609th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gurnos in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gurnos’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 364 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 52.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 456 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gurnos ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 101 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blackthorn Avenue (50 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.