Total Crime Rate
107.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackbrook area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 66th 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 Blackbrook (CF46 5LY) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackbrook (CF46 5LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilltop Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gresham Place (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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