Postcode district · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF47
How much crime is recorded in CF47, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 24,503 (2024)
CF47Postcode district · Merthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF47
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF47, 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
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
CF47National
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Shoplifting17.48.4
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Public order9.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.