Crime Rates at Crab Apple Close, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9BG

Crab Apple Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 41st highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crab Apple Close (CF47 9BG) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crab Apple Close (CF47 9BG), 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.