Total Crime Rate

236.0 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Golwg Y Bont area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cefn Fforest and Pengam , and the 40th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Golwg Y Bont (NP12 3FT) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.9% higher than the Cefn Fforest and Pengam average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golwg Y Bont (NP12 3FT), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Ceirw. Police recorded 31 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 Golwg Y Bont area

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Data Sources

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