Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pen Y Dyffryn Swansea Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 189 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 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% 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 (9 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Trum Y Bannall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monmouth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pen Y Dyffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pen Y Dyffryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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