Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (CF47 9HS) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Dowlais and Pant average (97.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (CF47 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seward Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Urban Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwaunfarren Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Place
Apr 2026Public order Tygwyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seward Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elim Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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