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Postcode sector · Merthyr Tydfil

Crime in CF48 1

How much crime is recorded in CF48 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Region
Wales
Population
18,892 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF48 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF48 1, 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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).

CF48 1National
Violence and sexual offences37.023.6
Shoplifting19.48.4
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Public order10.94.6
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft4.94.5
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% 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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