Total Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garth View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Garth View (CF47 0HW) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Plymouth average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garth View (CF47 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Merthyr Tydfil| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tai Penyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dol Fieri | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gwynnes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Rink | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Rink | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevethick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baden Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corporation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cae Mari Dwn | Under investigation |
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