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Crime in NP11 5

How much crime is recorded in NP11 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Population
12,662 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP11 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP11 5, above 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

NP11 5National
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order6.94.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% 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.

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