Crime Rates at Dixon Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8LH

Dixon Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 4th highest crime rate of 189 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 691.4 per 1,000 residents and was 478.5% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 500.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dixon Street (CF47 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Coffins Row. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.