Postcode district · Merthyr Tydfil
Crime in CF48
How much crime is recorded in CF48, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 44,631 (2024)
CF48Postcode district · Merthyr Tydfil
How safe is CF48
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF48, 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
CF48National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Shoplifting11.68.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order8.44.6
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.