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Crime in CF47 9YL

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

Neighbourhood
Dowlais
Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,132 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF47 9YL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF47 9YL 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9YLNational
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other crime3.61.5
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other theft0.14.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

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.

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