Postcode · Caerphilly
Crime in CF83 8QT
How much crime is recorded in CF83 8QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Machen
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,132 (2024)
CF83 8QTCaerphilly
How safe is CF83 8QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF83 8QT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
CF83 8QTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other theft0.64.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.