Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 76.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Winding Wheel Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Nelson , and the 69th highest crime rate of 559 local areas in Caerphilly .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winding Wheel Lane (CF82 6AN) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 181.4% higher than the Nelson average (27.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winding Wheel Lane (CF82 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winding Wheel Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttercup Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winding Wheel Lane area

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Data Sources

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