Total Crime Rate

254.6 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 254.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.3 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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 Caradoc area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 36th 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 Caradoc (CF81 8QH) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Caradoc (CF81 8QH), 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 Caradoc area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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