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Crime in CF83 3DN

How much crime is recorded in CF83 3DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Machen
Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,615 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CF83 3DN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF83 3DN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

CF83 3DNNational
Anti-social behaviour22.710.7
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Public order5.54.6
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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