Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bro Y Ffrwd area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 58th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bro Y Ffrwd (CF48 1NH) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bro Y Ffrwd (CF48 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Bryn Selu. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bro Y Ffrwd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swansea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Nantgau Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Tai Mawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swansea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bro-Y-Ffrwd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Scwrfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Scwrfa Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Tai Mawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Nantgau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Heol Nantgau Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Penrhiw —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Penrhiw Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Bryn Selu Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Bryn Selu Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Bryn Padell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Brychan Under investigation
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Data Sources

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