Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 287.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Pontsarn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 14th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontsarn Road (CF48 2TN) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher than the Gurnos average (165.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontsarn Road (CF48 2TN), the main crime hotspot is near Seventh Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontsarn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eleventh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eighth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A465 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A465 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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