Crime Rate in Risca East, ward

Risca East has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2164th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Risca East in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Risca East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 304 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Risca East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.