Total Crime Rate
126.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Archer Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 51st 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 Archer Street (CF48 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archer Street (CF48 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merthyr Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedlinog and Trelewis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merthyr Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyntaldwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enoch Morrell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | School Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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