Total Crime Rate

291.1 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 291.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thistle Way area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Risca East , and the 19th 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 Thistle Way (NP11 6PQ) in the last 12 months was 291.1 per 1,000 residents and was 222.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Way (NP11 6PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Way area

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Data Sources

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