Total Crime Rate

740.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

524.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 740.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 524.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 401.2 10/10
  • Public order 111.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dixon Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dixon Street (CF47 8LH) in the last 12 months was 740.7 per 1,000 residents and was 483.9% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 524.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixon Street (CF47 8LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coffins Row (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dixon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Berry Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebeland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glebeland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brychan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avenue De Clichy Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol S O Davies Under investigation
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Data Sources

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