Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF47 0SS
How much crime is recorded in CF47 0SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pentre-bach & Mountain Hare
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
CF47 0SSMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF47 0SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF47 0SS area, below 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
CF47 0SSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft4.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary2.69.1
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.