Total Crime Rate

325.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 325.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cyfarthfa Industrial Estate area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 12th highest crime rate of 189 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 Cyfarthfa Industrial Estate (CF47 8PE) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 172.1% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyfarthfa Industrial Estate (CF47 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Corona, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pandy Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cyfarthfa Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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