Crime Rates at Butchers Cottages, Maesycwmmer, Hengoed, CF82 7PL

Butchers Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hengoed , and the 199th 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 Butchers Cottages (CF82 7PL) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Hengoed average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butchers Cottages (CF82 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thomas Street, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.