Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heol Fargoed area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Fargoed (CF81 8PP) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% lower than the Aberbargoed and Bargoed average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Fargoed (CF81 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Vale View. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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