Total Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Rhiw area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Crumlin , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 559 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 The Rhiw (NP12 0EF) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Crumlin average (25.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rhiw (NP12 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhiw Syr Dafydd Hill, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Rhiw area

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Data Sources

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