Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the 6th lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 1903rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 225 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 290 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near John Street, with 201 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (58 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.