Total Crime Rate
147.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 107th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CF81 8YB) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CF81 8YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper High Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aberbargoed and Bargoed| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Francis Street | Under investigation |
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