Postcode · Bargoed
Crime in CF81 8NG
How much crime is recorded in CF81 8NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberbargoed & Gilfach
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
CF81 8NGBargoed
How safe is CF81 8NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF81 8NG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
CF81 8NGNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Burglary0.79.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.