Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gelligaer Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gelligaer Road (CF46 6DN) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gelligaer Road (CF46 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeg. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeg | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pandy View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maes-Y-Coed | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes-Y-Coed | Under investigation |
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