Postcode · Blackwood
Crime in NP12 2GR
How much crime is recorded in NP12 2GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackwood
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,007 (2024)
NP12 2GRBlackwood
How safe is NP12 2GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 2GR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 2GRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.