Total Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Fan Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Crumlin , and the 271st highest 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 Pen Y Fan Way (NP12 0JE) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Crumlin average (25.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Fan Way (NP12 0JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cae'R Hen Dŷ, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cae Garw (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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