Total Crime Rate

209.7 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 209.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Burns Close area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Machen and Rudry , and the 51st 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 Burns Close (CF83 8TX) in the last 12 months was 209.7 per 1,000 residents and was 266.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Close (CF83 8TX), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Close area

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