Total Crime Rate

124.3 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 124.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Penlan View area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penlan View (CF47 8NX) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlan View (CF47 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penlan View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llwncelyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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