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Crime in CF47 9UT

How much crime is recorded in CF47 9UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Dowlais
Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,552 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF47 9UT

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF47 9UT area, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9UTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft3.24.5
Burglary2.69.1
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 38% since 2022.

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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.

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