Total Crime Rate

279.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 559 local areas in Caerphilly .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CF8 8RD) in the last 12 months was 279.5 per 1,000 residents and was 418.0% higher than the Aberbargoed and Bargoed average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CF8 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper High Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

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Data Sources

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