Crime Rate in Van, ward

Van has the highest crime rate of 31 wards in Caerphilly district and the 558th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Van in the last 12 months was 158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher than the Caerphilly district average (97.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Van’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 280 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 366 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Van ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 135 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hartshorn Court (39 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.