Crime Rates at Rees Street, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3NP

Rees Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 94th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rees Street (CF48 3NP) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Dowlais and Pant average (97.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rees Street (CF48 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hafod (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.