Total Crime Rate
70.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Summerfield Place area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 189 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 Summerfield Place (CF47 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Dowlais and Pant average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerfield Place (CF47 9RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Council Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden City (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dowlais and Pant| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden City | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden City | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Urban Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Greenfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodges Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caerhendy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Council Street | Under investigation |
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