Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Cwm area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Moriah and Pontlottyn , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 559 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 Pen Y Cwm (NP22 5AD) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Moriah and Pontlottyn average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Cwm (NP22 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carn-Y-Tyla Terrace, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pen-Y-Cwm (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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