Total Crime Rate

276.8 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 276.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.2 10/10
  • Public order 55.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Birch Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Risca East , and the 27th 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 Birch Grove (NP11 6HP) in the last 12 months was 276.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.5% 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 35 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 ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 195.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (NP11 6HP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

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Data Sources

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