Postcode · Abertillery
Crime in NP13 2BX
How much crime is recorded in NP13 2BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakdale & Pen-twyn
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
NP13 2BXAbertillery
How safe is NP13 2BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP13 2BX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 2BXNational
Violence and sexual offences47.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order7.54.6
Burglary6.29.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.