Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 180.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pine Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 24th 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 Pine Close (CF47 9BE) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Gurnos average (150.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pine Close (CF47 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Avenue (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pine Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Tree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wellingtonia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blackthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crabapple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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