Crime Rate in Hengoed, ward

Hengoed has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2725th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Hengoed in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hengoed’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 276 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hengoed ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lansbury Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.