Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Nelson , and the 84th 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 The Avenue (CF82 8AE) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 146.7% higher than the Nelson average (27.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (CF82 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

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Data Sources

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