Total Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mountain Rise area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mountain Rise (CF48 1BB) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mountain Rise (CF48 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountain Rise, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cyfartha Rise (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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