Total Crime Rate
125.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pontlottyn Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Darran Valley , and the 146th 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 Pontlottyn Road (CF81 9LL) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Darran Valley average (73.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pontlottyn Road (CF81 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cae Glas Newydd (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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