Postcode · Bargoed
Crime in CF81 8PN
How much crime is recorded in CF81 8PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bargoed
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
CF81 8PNBargoed
How safe is CF81 8PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF81 8PN area, above 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
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8PNNational
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order9.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.59.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.