Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Padfield Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cefn Fforest and Pengam , and the 120th highest crime rate of 569 local areas in Caerphilly .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Padfield Cottages (NP12 3SH) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 108.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Padfield Cottages (NP12 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Warne Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Padfield Cottages area

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Data Sources

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