Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grawen Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 57th highest crime rate of 189 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 Grawen Lane (CF48 2NN) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grawen Lane (CF48 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearce'S Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Job'S Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grawen Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carn Gwilym Goch Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heol-Y-Mynydd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Mynydd Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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