Postcode · Blackwood
Crime in NP12 2NT
How much crime is recorded in NP12 2NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontllan-fraith
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
NP12 2NTBlackwood
How safe is NP12 2NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 2NT 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
41.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2NTNational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Burglary7.59.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.