Crime Rate in Hengoed, ward

Hengoed has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 1452nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Hengoed in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Caerphilly district average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hengoed’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hengoed ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lansbury Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.