Total Crime Rate

276.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 276.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Brychan area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 28th highest crime rate of 569 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 Heol Brychan (CF81 8QA) in the last 12 months was 276.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Brychan (CF81 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Caradoc. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Brychan area

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Data Sources

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