Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 31st highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (CF47 9NR) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (CF47 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Acacia Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwaelodygarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ash Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Rowan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chase View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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