Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penyfan View area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 189 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 Penyfan View (CF47 9BX) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penyfan View (CF47 9BX), the main crime hotspot is near Wellingtonia Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penyfan View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen Gurnos Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crabapple Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arbutus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penyfan View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Dre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Dre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Forsythia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crabapple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wellingtonia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marigold Close —
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Data Sources

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