Crime Rate in Abercarn, ward

Abercarn has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 1949th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Abercarn in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Caerphilly district average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abercarn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abercarn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 21 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Royal Close (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.