Crime Rates at Sand Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8NA

Sand Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 18th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sand Street (CF47 8NA) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sand Street (CF47 8NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Post Office Lane, where police recorded 86 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.