Dowlais
Middle areaNorth Merthyr Tydfil. 9,341 people in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 48% of people in Dowlais live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dowlais
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dowlais at a rate of 91.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.6 per 1,000 people across Merthyr Tydfil.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 333 |
| Other crime | 161 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Burglary | 31 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dowlais compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dowlais safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dowlais at a rate of 91.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.6 per 1,000 people across Merthyr Tydfil.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dowlais.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (333), other crime (161) and criminal damage and arson (103).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil
These figures are published for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Merthyr Tydfil and not Dowlais alone. See Merthyr Tydfil
Dowlais in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dowlais was £130,000 in 2025.
Dowlais had 9,358 usual residents at the census.
About 48% of people in Dowlais live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dowlais, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.