Aberbargoed & Gilfach
Middle areaNorth west Caerphilly. 6,013 people in 4.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Aberbargoed & Gilfach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Aberbargoed & Gilfach
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberbargoed & Gilfach at a rate of 106.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.3 per 1,000 people across Caerphilly.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 256 |
| Other crime | 129 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 97 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Aberbargoed & Gilfach compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Aberbargoed & Gilfach safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberbargoed & Gilfach at a rate of 106.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.3 per 1,000 people across Caerphilly.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aberbargoed & Gilfach.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (256), other crime (129) and anti-social behaviour (97).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Caerphilly
These figures are published for the whole of Caerphilly, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Caerphilly and not Aberbargoed & Gilfach alone. See Caerphilly
Aberbargoed & Gilfach in brief
The median price paid for a home in Aberbargoed & Gilfach was £176,000 in 2025.
Aberbargoed & Gilfach had 5,823 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Aberbargoed & Gilfach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Aberbargoed & Gilfach, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.