Total Crime Rate

147.6 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 147.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cardiff Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 41st 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 Cardiff Road (CF46 5EY) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (CF46 5EY), the main crime hotspot is near Navigation Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis

Crime Over Time in Cardiff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Webster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Webster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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