Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Risca Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Crosskeys , and the 268th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Risca Road (NP11 7DH) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Crosskeys average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Risca Road (NP11 7DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenmeadow Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Risca Road area

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Data Sources

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