What is the crime rate in caerphilly?

As of August 2025, caerphilly has a crime rate of 10.44 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,837 recorded offences.

How does caerphilly rank nationally for crime?

caerphilly ranks #92 out of 331 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in caerphilly?

The most common crime type in caerphilly is Violence and sexual offences with 672 incidents in August 2025, accounting for 36.6% of all crime.

What is the crime rate in caerphilly?

As of August 2025, caerphilly has a crime rate of 10.44 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,837 recorded offences.

How does caerphilly rank nationally for crime?

caerphilly ranks #92 out of 331 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in caerphilly?

The most common crime type in caerphilly is Violence and sexual offences with 672 incidents in August 2025, accounting for 36.6% of all crime.

August 2025 Source: Gwent Police Police

caerphilly Crime Intelligence Report

caerphilly recorded 1,837 crimes in August 2025, equating to a crime rate of 10.44 per 1,000 residents. This places caerphilly at #92 of 331 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 1.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 1.5% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: August 2025 • Updated monthly

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Total Crimes

1,837

trending_up +1.3% vs last month

Crime Rate

10.44per 1k

Moderate

National Rank

#92of 331

By total crime volume

National Population

175,955

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Live Points

Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15	15
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15	15
On or near Parking Area Map	Public order: 15	15
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15	15
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13 Burglary: 2	13
On or near Park/Open Space Map	Vehicle crime: 6 Drugs: 3 Burglary: 3	6
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 12	12
On or near Parking Area Map	Criminal damage and arson: 11	11
On or near Coed-Yr-Haf Map	Anti-social behaviour: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3	7
On or near Commercial Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9	9

Crime Breakdown

August 2025

1,837 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

672

36.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

362

19.7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

202

11.0%

Public Order

195

10.6%

Other Theft

4.6%

Vehicle Crime

4.5%

Burglary

3.4%

Drug Offences

2.9%

Other Crime

2.6%

Shoplifting

2.0%

Weapons Possession

1.5%

Robbery

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.1%

Theft from Person

0.1%

Expert Safety Insights

Ward Safety Rankings

31 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Aberbargoed and Bargoed	150	10.5
2	Blackwood	120	7.7
3	Crumlin	108	33.8
4	Penyrheol	95	4.8
5	Pontllanfraith	80	8.0

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Darran Valley	15	58.7
shield	Gilfach	19	11.7
shield	Penmaen	19	4.1
shield	Moriah and Pontlottyn	27	13.9
shield	Argoed	28	25.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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