Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heol Y Coed area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Crosskeys , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 559 local areas in Caerphilly .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Y Coed (NP12 2NH) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Crosskeys average (33.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Y Coed (NP12 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pen-Y-Cwarel Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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