Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Margaret Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 82nd 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 Cross Margaret Street (CF47 8TL) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Margaret Street (CF47 8TL), the main crime hotspot is near Vincent Place. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Margaret Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Row —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Sunnybank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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