Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Aberfan Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Bedlinog and Trelewis , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aberfan Road (CF48 4QL) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aberfan Road (CF48 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Aberfan Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aberfan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Bont Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mervyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ynysowen Fach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Angus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ynysygored Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pantglas Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cottrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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