Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 4EN
How much crime is recorded in CF48 4EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw & Bedlinog
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
CF48 4ENMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48 4EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 4EN 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 4ENNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Drugs3.72.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% 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.