Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sixth Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 57th 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 Sixth Avenue (CF47 9UE) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sixth Avenue (CF47 9UE), the main crime hotspot is near Second Avenue. Police recorded 46 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 Sixth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth 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 2026Vehicle crime Ninth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Third Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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