Crime Rate in Penmaen, ward

Penmaen has the lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 262nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penmaen in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Caerphilly district average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penmaen’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penmaen ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Plynlimon Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.