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Crime in NP12 2

How much crime is recorded in NP12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Population
22,447 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP12 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP12 2, 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order7.14.6
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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