Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Oak Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Machen and Rudry , and the 89th 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 Oak Lane (CF83 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 185.0% higher than the Machen and Rudry average (57.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 209.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Lane (CF83 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Oak, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatham Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Oak Under investigation
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Data Sources

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