Total Crime Rate

429.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 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 429.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tai Canol area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 8th highest crime rate of 190 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 Tai Canol (CF48 1QA) in the last 12 months was 429.1 per 1,000 residents and was 238.3% higher than the Cyfarthfa average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tai Canol (CF48 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pantycelynen, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle View (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tai Canol area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parc Cwm Pant Bach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pantycelynen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pantycelynen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pantycelynen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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