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Crime in NP12 3ND

How much crime is recorded in NP12 3ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Pengam & Cefn Fforest
Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,695 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP12 3ND

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP12 3ND area, well above 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
59.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3NDNational
Violence and sexual offences43.723.6
Public order17.54.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary13.49.1
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Other crime4.51.5
Other theft2.54.5
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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