Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 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 132.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roberts Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 40th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roberts Avenue (CF47 9JJ) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roberts Avenue (CF47 9JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A465, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seventh Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roberts Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Mitchell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A465 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mitchell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haydn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A465 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seventh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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