Crime Rate in Risca West, ward

Risca West has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 2946th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Risca West in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Caerphilly district average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Risca West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Risca West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.