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Postcode sector · Merthyr Tydfil

Crime in CF47 8

How much crime is recorded in CF47 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Region
Wales
Population
11,417 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF47 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF47 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
53.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences45.323.6
Shoplifting25.48.4
Anti-social behaviour20.510.7
Public order14.24.6
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Burglary8.69.1
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs5.02.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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