Postcode · Blackwood
Crime in NP12 2LF
How much crime is recorded in NP12 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontllan-fraith
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
NP12 2LFBlackwood
How safe is NP12 2LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 2LF area, 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
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Burglary18.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Public order7.74.6
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.