Total Crime Rate

218.2 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 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Galon Uchaf Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 19th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Galon Uchaf Road (CF47 9TW) in the last 12 months was 218.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galon Uchaf Road (CF47 9TW), the main crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galon Uchaf Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Thomas Dyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwaunfarren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwaunfarren Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Clos Thomas Dyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Thomas Dyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clos Thomas Dyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clos Thomas Dyke Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Thomas Dyke —
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Data Sources

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