Crime Rate in Argoed, ward

Argoed has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2087th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Argoed in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Caerphilly district average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Argoed’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Argoed ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Pen-Y-Werlod Road, with 12 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bryn Crescent (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.