Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF47 9BB
How much crime is recorded in CF47 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
CF47 9BBMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF47 9BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF47 9BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary26.39.1
Shoplifting10.38.4
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.