Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Aberbargoed and Bargoed , and the 38th 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 Commercial Street (CF81 9EX) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (CF81 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

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Data Sources

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