Total Crime Rate

580.5 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 580.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.4 10/10
  • Other theft 92.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Public order 58.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Risca West , and the 5th 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 Commercial Street (NP11 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 580.5 per 1,000 residents and was 389.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (NP11 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 21 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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