Postcode sector · Blackwood
Crime in NP2 5
How much crime is recorded in NP2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 2,349 (2024)
NP2 5Postcode sector · Blackwood
How safe is NP2 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 67.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP2 5, 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
67.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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).
NP2 5National
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Anti-social behaviour30.610.7
Criminal damage and arson17.04.7
Burglary12.59.1
Public order11.94.6
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.71.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.