Crime Rate in Machen and Rudry, ward

Machen and Rudry has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 3208th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Machen and Rudry in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Machen and Rudry’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Machen and Rudry ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dickens Court. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.