Total Crime Rate

254.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 254.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 16th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CF47 8AP) in the last 12 months was 254.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CF47 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roberts Lane
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebeland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caedraw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caedraw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caedraw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caedraw Road
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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