Crime Rate in Penyrheol, ward

Penyrheol has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2602nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penyrheol in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penyrheol’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 411 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 539 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penyrheol ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bowls Close, with 53 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heol-Y-Gogledd (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.