Crime Rates at Fir Tree Close, Gurnos, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9SH

Fir Tree Close 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 Fir Tree Close (CF47 9SH) 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 Fir Tree Close (CF47 9SH), 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.