Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 67.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garth Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Machen and Rudry , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 559 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 Garth Lane (CF83 3DR) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 176.7% higher than the Machen and Rudry average (24.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Lane (CF83 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Y Garth (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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