Total Crime Rate

135.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • 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

First Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 45th highest crime rate of 189 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 First Avenue (CF47 9UG) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (CF47 9UG), 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 First Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A465 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A465 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fifth Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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