Total Crime Rate

187.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thornwood Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 25th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornwood Place (CF46 5AB) in the last 12 months was 187.8 per 1,000 residents and was 179.4% higher than the Bedlinog and Trelewis average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornwood Place (CF46 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Williams Terrace (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis

Crime Over Time in Thornwood Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oakland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rodericks Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodericks Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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