North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham
Middle areaNorth Caerphilly. 5,677 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 79% of people in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham at a rate of 91.9 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 | 227 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham at a rate of 91.9 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, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (227), anti-social behaviour (95) and other crime (94).
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 North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham alone. See Caerphilly
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham in brief
The median price paid for a home in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham was £245,000 in 2025.
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham had 5,601 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.