Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

This area has the 13th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Cyfarthfa , and the 34th 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 This (CF48 2SA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CF48 2SA, the main crime hotspot is near Maesgwynne. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in CF48 2SA area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Maesgwynne Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heol-Y-Cae Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maesgwynne Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dan-Y-Deri Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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