Crime Rate in Darran Valley, ward

Darran Valley has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 1617th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Darran Valley in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Caerphilly district average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Darran Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Darran Valley ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hillside, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heol Iago (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.