Total Crime Rate

592.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 592.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 159.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.7 10/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Yew Close area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 5th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Close (CF47 9SD) in the last 12 months was 592.6 per 1,000 residents and was 258.1% higher than the Gurnos average (165.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 163.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Close (CF47 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yew Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yew Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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