Crime Rate in Penydarren, ward

Penydarren has the 5th lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 2205th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penydarren in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penydarren’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 195 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penydarren ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.