Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 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 43.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rocky Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 49th 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 Rocky Road (CF47 9JN) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rocky Road (CF47 9JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hodges Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rocky Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Graig Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greenfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mitchell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mitchell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haydn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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