Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Upper High Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 48th 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 Upper High Street (CF48 2HW) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper High Street (CF48 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearce'S Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carn Gwilym Goch Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carn Gwilym Goch Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Mynydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearce'S Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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