Crime Rate in Aber Valley, ward

Aber Valley has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2692nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Aber Valley in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Caerphilly district average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aber Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aber Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gelli Terrace. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.