Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 176.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tai Mawr Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 27th highest crime rate of 190 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 Tai Mawr Way (CF48 1LN) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tai Mawr Way (CF48 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Bryn-Y-Gwyddyl, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Parc Maen (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tai Mawr Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Heol Parc Maen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Bryn-Y-Gwyddyl Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Twyn Du Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Parc Maen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Parc Maen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Brychan Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Lansbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Lansbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Bryn-Y-Gwyddyl Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bryn-Y-Gwyddyl —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bryn-Y-Gwyddyl —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Bryn-Y-Gwyddyl —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Tai Mawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Tai Mawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Parc Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Brychan Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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