Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pen Y Cae Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Crumlin , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 569 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 Pen Y Cae Close (NP11 3LA) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Crumlin average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Cae Close (NP11 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Plynlimon Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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