Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.1 3/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross King Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 20th lowest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross King Street (CF48 2AG) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Dowlais and Pant average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross King Street (CF48 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pant Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol-Y-Bryniau (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nant Morlais Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amelia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol-Y-Bryniau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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