Crime Rates at Westgil Pen Ffordd, Blackwood, NP12 3QS

Westgil Pen Ffordd area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cefn Fforest and Pengam , and the 230th highest 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 Westgil Pen Ffordd (NP12 3QS) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% higher than the Cefn Fforest and Pengam average (33.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgil Pen Ffordd (NP12 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twyn Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clos Ceirw (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.