Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 2UT
How much crime is recorded in CF48 2UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,828 (2024)
CF48 2UTMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48 2UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 2UT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 2UTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary10.49.1
Drugs6.72.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.