Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carew Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 17th 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 Carew Grove (CF48 1JR) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carew Grove (CF48 1JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beacons Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monmouth Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carew Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Trum Y Bannall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen Y Dyffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pen Y Dyffryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerleon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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