Postcode · Abertillery
Crime in NP13 1EX
How much crime is recorded in NP13 1EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abertillery North & Cwmtillery
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,429 (2024)
NP13 1EXAbertillery
How safe is NP13 1EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP13 1EX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NP13 1EXNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.84.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.