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Crosskeys North & Abercarn

Middle area

South east Caerphilly. 7,092 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 68% of people in Crosskeys North & Abercarn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£167,750
Joint 778th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,111
Joint 4,407th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
68%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Crosskeys North & Abercarn

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crosskeys North & Abercarn at a rate of 100.3 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences235
Anti-social behaviour206
Other crime123
Criminal damage and arson63
Vehicle crime38
Burglary24
Drug offences18
Shoplifting3
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Crosskeys North & Abercarn compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from £115,000 to £265,000. The middle area is £193,250. Crosskeys North & Abercarn is £167,750.
£167,7508th cheapest
Population24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2021
Population: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 5,085 to 10,624. The middle area is 7,128. Crosskeys North & Abercarn is 7,111.
7,11112th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, Caerphilly · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 9.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.5%. Crosskeys North & Abercarn is 68.0%.
68%4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, Caerphilly · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Caerphilly24 areas from 44.3% to 98.4%. The middle area is 94.3%. Crosskeys North & Abercarn is 90.0%.
90.0%6th lowest

Is Crosskeys North & Abercarn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Crosskeys North & Abercarn at a rate of 100.3 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, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Crosskeys North & Abercarn.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (235), anti-social behaviour (206) and other crime (123).

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 Crosskeys North & Abercarn alone. See Caerphilly

Average house price
£198,545
Up 4.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,367
78th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 66th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
176,078
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Crosskeys North & Abercarn in brief

The median price paid for a home in Crosskeys North & Abercarn was £167,750 in 2025.

Crosskeys North & Abercarn had 7,111 usual residents at the census.

About 68% of people in Crosskeys North & Abercarn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Crosskeys North & Abercarn, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.