Total Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 204.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

William Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Blackwood , and the 56th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (NP12 1NX) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Blackwood average (155.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (NP12 1NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

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Data Sources

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