Crime /
What police say they are focusing on in each Caerphilly neighbourhood
Anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and off-road bikes are the most common priorities.
Neighbourhood policing teams across Caerphilly have published the issues they say they are concentrating on. The most common are anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and off-road bikes.
| Neighbourhood | Current priorities |
|---|---|
| Aber Valley | Vehicle crime; ASB/ ISSUES/ drug use in the Bryn Aber area of Aber-Valley. |
| Abercarn | Off Road Bikes |
| Argoed | Off Road Bikes |
| Bargoed | ASB linked to deliberate grass fires and off road bikes |
| Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen | Shoplifting |
| Blackwood | Anti-Social Behaviour; Shoplifting |
| Cefn Fforest | Anti-social behaviour |
| Crosskeys | Anti-social behaviour |
| Darren Valley | Target hardening, crime prevention events. |
| Gilfach | Developing community intelligence and reporting links, |
| Hengoed | ASB linked to off road bikes and deliberate grass fires |
| Llanbradach | Anti-social behaviour |
| Maesycwmmer | Work in collaboration with partners through Opertaion Atal and Go safe. |
| Morgan Jones | Drug use in public spaces |
| Moriah | Intelligence development with community |
| Newbridge | Anti-social behaviour |
| Pengam | targeted operations and crime prevention events |
| Penmaen | Off-road bikes |
| Penyrheol | Anti-social behaviour Top Shops Penyrheol |
| Pontllanfraith | Anti-social behaviour; Shoplifting |
| Pontlottyn | Items left on view, insecure motor vehicles, opportunist crime. |
| Risca East | Anti-social behaviour |
| Risca West | Shoplifting; Anti-social behaviour |
| St Cattwg | Tackling ASB driving through both enforcement and education / awareness |
| St James | Anti-social behaviour and criminal damage. Youth ASB |
| St Martins | Anti-social behaviour; Shopifting |
| Twyn Carno | ASB linked to the illegal use of off road bikes and Quads |
| Ynysddu | Off-road bikes |
| Ystrad Mynach | Youth ASB at the disused site |
Priorities are set by Gwent Police neighbourhood teams, usually after public meetings and surveys.
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Source: Gwent Police via data.police.uk / Open Government Licence v3.0. Spotted a mistake? See corrections and removals.