Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Twyn Carmel area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Twyn Carmel (CF48 1PE) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twyn Carmel (CF48 1PE), the main crime hotspot is near Twyncarmel. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Twyn Carmel area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winch Fawr Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caerleon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pen Y Dyffryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winch Fawr Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Twyncarmel —
Sep 2025Burglary Twyncarmel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Twyncarmel Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen Y Dyffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monmouth Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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