Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Portland Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cefn Fforest and Pengam , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 569 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 Portland Place (NP12 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Place (NP12 3PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clos Ceirw, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twyn Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Place area

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Data Sources

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