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Crime in CF8 7

How much crime is recorded in CF8 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Population
1,384 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF8 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF8 7, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CF8 7National
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour22.710.7
Burglary16.79.1
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Public order10.54.6
Other theft5.34.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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