Total Crime Rate

194.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 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 194.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontsarn Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 19th highest crime rate of 190 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 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Gurnos average (150.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontsarn Road (CF48 2TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A465, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seventh Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pontsarn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sixth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A465 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A465 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seventh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sixth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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