Total Crime Rate

136.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.2 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Forsythia Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 36th 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 Forsythia Close (CF47 9DS) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Close (CF47 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forsythia Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gurnos Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forsythia Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forsythia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crabapple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Marigold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Dre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Honeysuckle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bramble Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pen-Y-Dre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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