Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Chapel Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 56th 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 Chapel Close (CF48 4DP) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.5% higher than the Bedlinog and Trelewis average (57.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Close (CF48 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Sant Iago, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ceredig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morlais Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duffryn Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Duffryn Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Sant Iago —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Sant Iago Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Sant Iago Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hafod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penlan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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