Postcode · Tredegar
Crime in NP22 5JS
How much crime is recorded in NP22 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,459 (2024)
NP22 5JSTredegar
How safe is NP22 5JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP22 5JS 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
64.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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).
NP22 5JSNational
Burglary40.39.1
Violence and sexual offences39.723.6
Criminal damage and arson15.74.7
Vehicle crime11.03.5
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime3.01.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.