Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.5 7/10
  • Burglary 27.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lansbury Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 81st highest crime rate of 189 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 Lansbury Road (CF48 1HA) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Cyfarthfa average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansbury Road (CF48 1HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Brychan, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swansea Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lansbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swansea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swansea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Parc Maen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Brychan Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Lansbury —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Scwrfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Scwrfa Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Lansbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Tai Mawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Tai Mawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Penrhiw —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Penrhiw Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Nantgau Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Nantgau Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Nantgau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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