Crime Rates at Penydre, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9DY

Penydre 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 Penydre (CF47 9DY) 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 Penydre (CF47 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forsythia Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.