Total Crime Rate
115.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carlton Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abercarn , and the 160th 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 Carlton Place (NP11 7BW) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% higher than the Abercarn average (82.8 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carlton Place (NP11 7BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gladstone Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlton Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abercarn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beecher Terrace | Under investigation |
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