Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardiff Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 79th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .
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 Cardiff Road (CF46 5EY) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Bedlinog and Trelewis average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardiff Road (CF46 5EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Navigation Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Williams Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Treharris| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brotalwg | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thomas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parc Wenallt | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fox Street | — |
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