Total Crime Rate

135.9 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Risca Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Risca East , and the 128th 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 Risca Road (NP10 9GE) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% higher than the Risca East average (90.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risca Road (NP10 9GE), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowlands Drive. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Risca Road area

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Data Sources

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