Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Apollo Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Blackwood , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Apollo Way (NP12 1WA) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apollo Way (NP12 1WA), the main crime hotspot is near Apollo Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Apollo Way area

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Data Sources

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