Crime Rate in Risca West, ward

Risca West has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 1179th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Risca West in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Risca West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 282 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Risca West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 110 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.