Crime Rate in Cefn Fforest and Pengam, ward

Cefn Fforest and Pengam has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 1797th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Cefn Fforest and Pengam in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cefn Fforest and Pengam’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 323 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 421 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cefn Fforest and Pengam ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 46 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Twyn Gardens (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.