Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Saxon Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Street (CF47 8SP) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Street (CF47 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near Vulcan Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Row —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwaelodygarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sunnybank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Vulcan Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vulcan Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vulcan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Cambrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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