Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Garden City area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 190 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 Garden City (CF47 9YT) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden City (CF47 9YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Thomas Dyke, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tenth Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garden City area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwaunfarren Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodges Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urban Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Haydn Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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