Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 17th highest crime rate of 559 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 Cefn Fforest Avenue (NP2 1JX) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 312.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cefn Fforest Avenue (NP2 1JX), the main crime hotspot is near Tynycoed Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cefn Fforest Avenue area

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Data Sources

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