Total Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.5 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 99.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillside Court area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 72nd 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 Hillside Court (CF48 1AW) in the last 12 months was 99.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Cyfarthfa average (126.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Court (CF48 1AW), the main crime hotspot is near Coffins Row. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vincent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwncelyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwncelyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol S O Davies Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Berry Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penderyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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