Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 4LH
How much crime is recorded in CF48 4LH, 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
- 1,408 (2024)
How safe is CF48 4LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 4LH area, broadly in line with 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
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 4LHNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary12.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.