Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gordon Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Blackwood , and the 215th highest 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 Gordon Close (NP12 1EP) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Blackwood average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gordon Close (NP12 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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