Postcode · Blackwood
Crime in NP12 3FE
How much crime is recorded in NP12 3FE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pengam & Cefn Fforest
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
NP12 3FEBlackwood
How safe is NP12 3FE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 3FE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
63.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 3FENational
Violence and sexual offences50.523.6
Anti-social behaviour20.210.7
Criminal damage and arson19.94.7
Burglary14.79.1
Public order13.04.6
Other theft6.04.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.