Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 153.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brynmynach Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Nelson , and the 13th highest crime rate of 559 local areas in Caerphilly .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brynmynach Avenue (CF82 7DA) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 465.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynmynach Avenue (CF82 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Coed-Yr-Haf. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brynmynach Avenue area

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Data Sources

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