Total Crime Rate

576.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 576.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 309.8 10/10
  • Public order 87.0 10/10
  • Other theft 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackthorn Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 6th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Avenue (CF47 9BB) in the last 12 months was 576.1 per 1,000 residents and was 248.2% higher than the Gurnos average (165.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 402.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Avenue (CF47 9BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Avenue (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellingtonia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rowan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arbutus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabapple Close —
Sep 2025Public order Crabapple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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