Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 26th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CF48 3PH) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% 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 Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CF48 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Cefn Coed-Cae. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dowlais and Pant| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Blanche Street | Under investigation |
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