Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the 5th highest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 1732nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 297 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.