Total Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ystrad Buildings area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bedwas and Trethomas , and the 117th 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 Ystrad Buildings (CF83 8BT) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the Bedwas and Trethomas average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ystrad Buildings (CF83 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchgrove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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