Hengoed & Maesycwmer
Middle areaSouth Caerphilly. 8,228 people in 9.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Hengoed & Maesycwmer, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Hengoed & Maesycwmer
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hengoed & Maesycwmer at a rate of 76.9 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 | 267 |
| Other crime | 118 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hengoed & Maesycwmer compares
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Is Hengoed & Maesycwmer safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hengoed & Maesycwmer at a rate of 76.9 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, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hengoed & Maesycwmer.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (267), other crime (118) and anti-social behaviour (99).
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 Hengoed & Maesycwmer alone. See Caerphilly
Hengoed & Maesycwmer in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hengoed & Maesycwmer was £208,000 in 2025.
Hengoed & Maesycwmer had 7,931 usual residents at the census.
In Hengoed & Maesycwmer, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hengoed & Maesycwmer, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.