Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Fargoed area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 260th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Fargoed (CF81 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Fargoed (CF81 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cardiff Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Fargoed area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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