Crime Rate in Vaynor, ward

Vaynor has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 11 wards in Merthyr Tydfil district and the 2439th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Vaynor in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Merthyr Tydfil district average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Vaynor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Vaynor ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.