Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 20th highest crime rate of 190 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 High Street (CF46 6RW) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 237.9% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CF46 6RW), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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