Total Crime Rate

154.9 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 154.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Castell Morlais area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Gurnos , and the 36th 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 Castell Morlais (CF48 2YB) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castell Morlais (CF48 2YB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castell Morlais area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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