Postcode · Caerphilly
Crime in CF83 8TY
How much crime is recorded in CF83 8TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Machen
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
How safe is CF83 8TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 67.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF83 8TY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
67.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 8TYNational
Violence and sexual offences58.723.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Public order15.54.6
Criminal damage and arson15.14.7
Burglary13.09.1
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.