Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Square area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 71st highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Square (CF47 8NU) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Square (CF47 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Corona, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howell Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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