Postcode · Blackwood
Crime in NP12 2BS
How much crime is recorded in NP12 2BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontllan-fraith
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
NP12 2BSBlackwood
How safe is NP12 2BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 2BS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).
NP12 2BSNational
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Burglary25.09.1
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Criminal damage and arson10.84.7
Public order8.14.6
Other theft6.54.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.