Postcode district · Treharris
Crime in CF46
How much crime is recorded in CF46, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 17,126 (2024)
How safe is CF46
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF46, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF46National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary6.59.1
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.