Town (Merthyr) vs Twyn Carno

Town (Merthyr) has a safety score of 19/100 (High Crime) and recorded 882 crimes in the last 12 months. Twyn Carno has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) with 142 crimes. Twyn Carno scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Town (Merthyr) shows a year-on-year crime trend of -30.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Twyn Carno shows -59.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Town (Merthyr), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (255 incidents). In Twyn Carno, it is Violent Crime (52 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Town (Merthyr) recorded 170 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Twyn Carno recorded 28. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Town (Merthyr) totalled 255 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 52 in Twyn Carno. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Town (Merthyr) recorded 1,277 crimes (now 882, a change of -30.9%). Twyn Carno recorded 349 crimes previously (now 142, -59.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Town (Merthyr) has a resolution rate of 27.8% and Twyn Carno has 8.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Town (Merthyr) falls within the South Wales Police boundary. Twyn Carno is covered by Gwent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Town (Merthyr) and Twyn Carno. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.