Total Crime Rate

326.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 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 326.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brecon Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 12th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brecon Road (CF47 8NL) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 157.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Road (CF47 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Coffins Row. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brecon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Cambrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brychan Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brychan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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