Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 1LJ
How much crime is recorded in CF48 1LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pentre-bach & Mountain Hare
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,054 (2024)
CF48 1LJMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48 1LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 1LJ 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
CF48 1LJNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Burglary13.89.1
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order4.94.6
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 87% 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.