Total Crime Rate

161.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.1 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 161.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Other theft 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Twelfth Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 31st highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Twelfth Avenue (CF47 9TB) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twelfth Avenue (CF47 9TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A465, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seventh Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Twelfth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mitchell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A465 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A465 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mitchell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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