Total Crime Rate

1798.7 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 1798.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 551.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 356.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 353.1 10/10
  • Public order 198.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 158.4 10/10
  • Other theft 59.4 10/10
  • Drugs 52.8 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Blackwood , and the 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 High Street (NP2 1AA) in the last 12 months was 1798.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1057.5% higher than the Blackwood average (155.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 574.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NP2 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

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Data Sources

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