Total Crime Rate

1354.6 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 1354.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 395.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.6 10/10
  • Drugs 159.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 131.8 10/10
  • Public order 113.6 10/10
  • Other theft 90.9 10/10
  • Other crime 36.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Llwyncelyn Lane area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Llwyncelyn Lane (CF48 1AL) in the last 12 months was 1354.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1033.5% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 372.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llwyncelyn Lane (CF48 1AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penlan View, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Llwyncelyn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llwncelyn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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