Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Well Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 69th 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 Well Street (CF47 8TS) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Street (CF47 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Coffins Row. Police recorded 61 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 Well Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sunnybank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cambrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vulcan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coffins Row —
Sep 2025Public order Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coffins Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Sep 2025Public order Vulcan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vulcan Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Vulcan Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Bragdy Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vulcan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Row —
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Data Sources

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