Total Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025William Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cefn Fforest and Pengam , and the 44th 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 William Street (NP12 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around William Street (NP12 3UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leonard Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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