Crime Rate in Penydarren, ward

Penydarren has the 4th lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 2409th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penydarren in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penydarren’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penydarren ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.