Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Pen Y Dyffryn Swansea Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 77th lowest 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 Pen Y Dyffryn Swansea Road (CF48 1PL) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Dyffryn Swansea Road (CF48 1PL), 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 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Dyffryn Swansea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fagans Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beacons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Donats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morlais Close —
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
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Data Sources

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