Total Crime Rate

144.2 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 144.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Forest Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 189 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 Forest Road (CF46 5HG) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (CF46 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Pritchard Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis

Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Webster Street Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Oakland Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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