Crime Rate in Bedwas and Trethomas, ward

Bedwas and Trethomas has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 1970th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Bedwas and Trethomas in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bedwas and Trethomas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 45.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 355 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bedwas and Trethomas ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.