Total Crime Rate

123.1 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Maes Y Ffynnon area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 54th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maes Y Ffynnon (CF48 3LA) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Dowlais and Pant average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Y Ffynnon (CF48 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maes Y Ffynnon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryn Carwyn —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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