Crime Rate in Blackwood, ward

Blackwood has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 3400th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Blackwood in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher than the Caerphilly district average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.