Crime Rate in Treharris, ward

Treharris has the lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 2888th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Treharris in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Treharris’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 172 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Treharris ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.