Total Crime Rate

134.2 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 46th highest crime rate of 189 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Place (CF48 4ET) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 360.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Place (CF48 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Diana Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Angus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cwmdu Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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