Total Crime Rate

233.3 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 233.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maerdy View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Moriah and Pontlottyn , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 569 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 Maerdy View (NP22 5LH) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% higher than the Moriah and Pontlottyn average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maerdy View (NP22 5LH), the main crime hotspot is near Brynhyfrd. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maerdy View area

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Data Sources

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