Postcode · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48 4PU
How much crime is recorded in CF48 4PU, 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
- 1,619 (2024)
CF48 4PUMerthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48 4PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF48 4PU 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
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 4PUNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order6.44.6
Other theft6.14.5
Other crime3.41.5
Drugs2.62.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.21.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 72% 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.