Total Crime Rate

202.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 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 202.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Lawn area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Moriah and Pontlottyn , and the 4th 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 The Lawn (NP22 5LS) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 290.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lawn (NP22 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Cross Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Lawn area

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Data Sources

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