Total Crime Rate

287.7 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 287.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cefn Fforest Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cefn Fforest and Pengam , and the 20th 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 Cefn Fforest Avenue (NP2 1JX) in the last 12 months was 287.7 per 1,000 residents and was 190.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 198.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cefn Fforest Avenue (NP2 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Marianwen Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cefn Fforest Avenue area

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Data Sources

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