Crap Towns / Merthyr Tydfil / Crime

How much crime is there in Merthyr Tydfil?

The police recorded 110 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Merthyr Tydfil from September 2023 to August 2026, 44% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 43.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 108, down from 114 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	114	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	106	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	108	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	43.7	34.1
Shoplifting	17.2	7.1
Public order	13.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	10.3	7.0
Other theft	7.3	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.5	3.8
Drugs	3.3	2.4
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Tredegar	9.7 km	132
Ebbw Vale	12.2 km	115
Merthyr Tydfil	–	110
Bargod	12.3 km	102
Aberdare	6.7 km	88.0
Mountain Ash	7.7 km	84.2
Rhondda	14.0 km	78.9
Treherbert	14.2 km	72.7
Abercynon	12.1 km	71.9
Treorchy	14.0 km	64.7
Treharris	11.3 km	46.7
The typical town	–	76.2