Total Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penywaun Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Crumlin , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Penywaun Close (NP12 0BL) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Crumlin average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penywaun Close (NP12 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penywaun Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parc Bevin (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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