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Crime in NP12 0SA

How much crime is recorded in NP12 0SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham
Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,320 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP12 0SA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 0SA area, 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).

NP12 0SANational
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Burglary9.19.1
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime4.11.5
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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