Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.5 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 104.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

White Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dowlais and Pant , and the 66th highest crime rate of 190 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 White Street (CF48 3RT) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Street (CF48 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Francis Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Y Ganolfan (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gwernllwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bryn Hyfryd —
Apr 2026Other crime Gwernllwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Graig Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynwern Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bryn Hyfryd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Ganolfan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llewelyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Overton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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