Crime Rate in Aberbargoed and Bargoed, ward

Aberbargoed and Bargoed has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 3053rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Aberbargoed and Bargoed in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% higher than the Caerphilly district average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aberbargoed and Bargoed’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 285 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aberbargoed and Bargoed ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Elm Street, with 33 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heol Caradoc (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.