Total Crime Rate
115.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedwellty Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 25th highest crime rate of 559 local areas in Caerphilly .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bedwellty Road (CF81 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 113.6% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedwellty Road (CF81 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Ysgol Newydd, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Ysbyty (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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