Postcode district · Caerphilly
Crime in CF83
How much crime is recorded in CF83, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 61,030 (2024)
How safe is CF83
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF83, broadly in line with 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
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
CF83National
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Burglary7.19.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.