Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 3LP
How much crime is recorded in CF48 3LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dowlais
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
CF48 3LPMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48 3LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 3LP 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
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 3LPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Public order12.54.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.