Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merthyr Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Taff's Well , and the 137th highest crime rate of 791 local areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merthyr Road (CF15 7LE) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Taff's Well average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merthyr Road (CF15 7LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle View, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenmeadow Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merthyr Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Merthyr Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenmeadow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle View —
Apr 2026Public order Pantgwynlais Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merthyr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pantgwynlais —
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merthyr Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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