Total Crime Rate

188.2 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 188.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Nantgwyn area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 24th 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 Nantgwyn (CF46 6DB) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nantgwyn (CF46 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Pandy View. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis

Crime Over Time in Nantgwyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clos Bysedd Y Cŵn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gelligaer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West View Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tydvil Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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