Total Crime Rate

435.4 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 435.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 234.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Caedraw Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 8th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caedraw Road (CF47 8HW) in the last 12 months was 435.4 per 1,000 residents and was 264.4% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caedraw Road (CF47 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caedraw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caedraw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caedraw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caedraw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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