Total Crime Rate

258.9 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 258.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.1 7/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Commercial Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Risca West , and the 34th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Street (NP11 6AY) in the last 12 months was 258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher than the Risca West average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -51.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (NP11 6AY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

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Data Sources

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