Total Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rose Cottages area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Argoed , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 559 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 Rose Cottages (NP12 1BT) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Argoed average (34.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rose Cottages (NP12 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Paddocks, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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