Total Crime Rate

296.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 296.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • 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

Newport Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bedwas and Trethomas , and the 17th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newport Road (CF83 8GB) in the last 12 months was 296.7 per 1,000 residents and was 213.3% higher than the Bedwas and Trethomas average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 193.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newport Road (CF83 8GB), the main crime hotspot is near Thomas Street. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newport Road area

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Data Sources

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