Postcode · Caerphilly
Crime in CF83 8SL
How much crime is recorded in CF83 8SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Machen
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,133 (2024)
CF83 8SLCaerphilly
How safe is CF83 8SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF83 8SL 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8SLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.84.6
Robbery1.41.4
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.