Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gwerna Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hengoed , and the 257th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwerna Crescent (CF82 7QB) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Hengoed average (80.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 302.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwerna Crescent (CF82 7QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill View (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gwerna Crescent area

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Data Sources

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