Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Quarry Row 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 Quarry Row (CF47 8PS) 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 Quarry Row (CF47 8PS), 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 Quarry Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Berry Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry 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 Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol S O Davies Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brychan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brychan Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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