Total Crime Rate

189.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 22nd 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 Chapel Close (CF48 4DP) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% higher than the Bedlinog and Trelewis average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% 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 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis

Crime Over Time in Chapel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duffryn Fawr Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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