Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rhyd Y Cae area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaufort , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 232 local areas in Blaenau Gwent .

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 Rhyd Y Cae (NP23 5PY) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Beaufort average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rhyd Y Cae (NP23 5PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountain Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rhyd Y Cae area

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Data Sources

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