Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.6 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Alder Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 27th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Grove (CF47 9SF) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Grove (CF47 9SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Avenue (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Larch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spruce Tree Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cypress Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cypress Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crabapple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabapple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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