Crime Rates at Alder Grove, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9SF

Alder Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 28th highest crime rate of 189 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 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% 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 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Avenue (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.