Total Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Crescent area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Morgan Jones , and the 251st lowest 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 Crescent (CF83 2SU) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Morgan Jones average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Crescent (CF83 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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