Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forsythia Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Risca East , and the 174th 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 Forsythia Close (NP11 6PH) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Close (NP11 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Drive, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forsythia Close area

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Data Sources

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