Crime Rate in Pontllanfraith, ward

Pontllanfraith has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 876th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pontllanfraith in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Caerphilly district average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pontllanfraith’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pontllanfraith ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Broadmead. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.