Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 2AB
How much crime is recorded in CF48 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dowlais
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
How safe is CF48 2AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 2AB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order1.04.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other theft0.44.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% 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.