Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Twyn Carmel area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 52nd 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 Twyn Carmel (CF48 1PH) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Cyfarthfa average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twyn Carmel (CF48 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Twyncarmel. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyncarmel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beacons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beacons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twyncarmel Under investigation
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Data Sources

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