Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 1PH
How much crime is recorded in CF48 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,101 (2024)
CF48 1PHMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48 1PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 1PH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Public order4.24.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary2.89.1
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.