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Crime in NP12

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

Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Population
48,942 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NP12

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP12, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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).

NP12National
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Burglary9.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order6.94.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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