Total Crime Rate

311.2 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 311.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Howell Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 13th highest crime rate of 189 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 Howell Close (CF48 1DD) in the last 12 months was 311.2 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howell Close (CF48 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llys Corona, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coffins Row (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Cyfarthfa

Crime Over Time in Howell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunnybank Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sunnybank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Llys Corona Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llwyn Berry —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coffins Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coffins Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coffins Row —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 26 of 26

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑