Crime Rate in Darran Valley, ward

Darran Valley has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 3167th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Darran Valley in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darran Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darran Valley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hillside, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cae Glas Newydd (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.