Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Trem Y Cwm area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 23rd 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 Trem Y Cwm (CF47 0JG) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trem Y Cwm (CF47 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Tree Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallhead Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Merthyr Tydfil| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clos Yr Ysgol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Tree Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clos Yr Ysgol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryony Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clos Pwll Glo | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Teg | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Teg | Under investigation |
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