Postcode sector · Abertillery
Crime in NP13 9
How much crime is recorded in NP13 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 1,256 (2024)
NP13 9Postcode sector · Abertillery
How safe is NP13 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NP13 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary14.89.1
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft3.24.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.