Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mount Pleasant area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 559 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 Mount Pleasant (CF81 8UU) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (CF81 8UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baldwin Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heolddu Grove (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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