Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fir Tree View area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 35th 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 Fir Tree View (CF47 8BX) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Gurnos average (165.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Tree View (CF47 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Acacia Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fir Tree View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chase View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwaelodygarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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