Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gwaelodygarth Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 59th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwaelodygarth Lane (CF47 8EY) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Gurnos average (150.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwaelodygarth Lane (CF47 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gwaelodygarth Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chase View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gwaelodygarth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chase View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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