Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 76th highest crime rate of 190 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 Hanover Street (CF47 8ST) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (CF47 8ST), the main crime hotspot is near Vulcan Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cambrian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brewery Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brychan Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brychan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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