Crap Towns / Bargod / Crime

How much crime is there in Bargod?

The police recorded 102 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bargod from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 50.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 98.5, down from 107 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	107	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	102	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	98.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	50.2	34.1
Public order	13.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	11.2	7.0
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.1	3.8
Shoplifting	4.1	7.1
Other crime	3.4	2.0
Drugs	2.9	2.4
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.5	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Tredegar	10.2 km	132
Abertillery	8.8 km	121
Blackwood	3.4 km	121
Bargod	–	102
Ystrad Mynach	4.6 km	86.0
Newbridge	6.7 km	72.5
Abercynon	7.9 km	71.9
Abercarn	8.6 km	71.7
Pontllanfraith	4.9 km	65.4
Treharris	5.8 km	46.7
Oakdale	4.8 km	43.3
The typical town	–	76.2