Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg
Middle areaNorth west Caerphilly. 8,522 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 57% of people in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg at a rate of 158.8 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 | 490 |
| Other crime | 231 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 228 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 171 |
| Vehicle crime | 113 |
| Burglary | 73 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg at a rate of 158.8 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, 130 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (490), other crime (231) and anti-social behaviour (228).
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 Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg alone. See Caerphilly
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg was £128,000 in 2025.
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg had 8,545 usual residents at the census.
About 57% of people in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.