Crime Rate in Abercarn, ward

Abercarn has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2539th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Abercarn in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abercarn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 223 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abercarn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 30 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Royal Close (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.