Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 190 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 Maple Crescent (CF48 2EH) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Gurnos average (150.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Crescent (CF48 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Merthyr Tydfil| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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