Total Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 281.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Montclaire Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Blackwood , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montclaire Avenue (NP12 1EG) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Blackwood average (155.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montclaire Avenue (NP12 1EG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montclaire Avenue area

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Data Sources

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